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Matsuo Bashō

1644–1694

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Matsuo Bashō was a preeminent Japanese poet of the Edo period, revered for his haiku (then called hokku). A Buddhist pilgrim and teacher, he elevated the humble hokku from a light verse form to a profound artistic expression deeply rooted in nature and the ephemeral.

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Hokku collections (various)
Oi no Kobukuro (The Knapsack)
Sarumawashi
Nozarashi Kikō (Records of a Weather-Exposed Skeleton)
Utō yori

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