Matsuo Bashō

Birth: 1644 , Near Ueno, Mie, Ueno, Iga Province

Death: 1694-11-28 , Osaka

Matsuo Basho was a highly influential poet of the Edo period in Japan. He is considered the greatest master of haiku, a form of Japanese poetry consisting of three phrases with a 5, 7, 5 syllable structure. His work is characterized by its simplicity, depth, and profound connection to nature and the human condition. Basho's poetry often evokes a sense of melancholy, impermanence, and the beauty of the fleeting moment, deeply rooted in Zen Buddhist philosophy.

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A cool fall night

A cool fall night
At a hermitage:
A cool fall night--
getting dinner, we peeled
eggplants, cucumbers.
Translated by Robert Hass

Home and Household Seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)

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