Poetry Chaikhana
Sacred Poetry from Around the World

Search the Poetry Chaikhana site:

Buddhist : Zen / Chan

18th Century

Japan
(East Asia)

Buson

Timeline (1716 - 1784)

Poems by Buson
Books - Links

Daily Poem Email

Support
the Poetry Chaikhana

Donations to the Poetry Chaikhana in any amount are always welcome. Thank you!	Click here
Click here	A small amount each month makes a big difference. Become a voluntary Subscriber for just $2/mo.
Click here	Help the Poetry Chaikhana reach more people. Become a Supporter for just $10/mo.

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 one of 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, 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.

Please support the Poetry Chaikhana, as well as the authors and publishers of sacred poetry, by purchasing some of the recommended books through the links on this site. Thank you!

Poetry Chaikhana Sacred Poetry from Around the World

Buson

Daily Poem Email

Support the Poetry Chaikhana

Poetry Chaikhana
Sacred Poetry from Around the World

Support
the Poetry Chaikhana