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Buddhist : Zen / Chan
18th Century
Japan
(East Asia)

 

Buson

Timeline (1716 - 1784)

 

Poems by Buson
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Taniguchi Buson (also Yosa Buson) was known in his day primarily as an excellent painter, but today he is often grouped with Basho and Issa as among the finest writers of haiku poetry.

He was born outside of Osaka, Japan, but lost both parents while still young. He moved to Edo (Tokyo) to study painting and haiku. He later settled in Kyoto, making a name for himself as a painter.

Buson's haiku are more overtly crafted than Basho's, showing the precision of a painter's eye.

Buson was married in 1760.

 

Poems by Buson

  Clinging to the bell
  In a bitter wind
  Miles of frost
  Mountains of Yoshino
  On these southern roads
  Short nap
  The late evening crow
  This cold winter night

Recommended Books

The Poetry of Zen: (Shambhala Library), Edited by Sam Hamill / Edited by J. P. Seaton

Amazon.com

Zen Poetry: Let the Spring Breeze Enter, Translated by Lucien Stryk / Translated by Takashi Ikemoto

Amazon.com

Related Links:

  Buson
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Island/5022/busonbio.html
Brief biography and sampling of haiku.
 


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