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The following is a list of Japanese-language poets. Poets are listed alphabetically by surname (or by a widely known name, such as a pen name, with multiple names for the same poet listed separately if both are notable). Small groups of poets and articles on families of poets are listed separately, below, as are haiku masters (also in the main ...
Find out more about the greatest Japanese Poets, including Yukio Mishima, Takeshi Kitano, Ayumi Hamasaki, Murasaki Shikibu and Lafcadio Hearn
Some of the most famous Japanese poets include Bashō, Buson, and Issa, who helped to shape the haiku form. ‘In Kyoto’ by Matsuo Bashō expresses a deep sense of longing and nostalgia for the city of Kyoto through a 3-line haiku.
List of notable or famous poets from Japan, with bios and photos, including the top poets born in Japan and even some popular poets who immigrated to Japan.
Japanese poetry is poetry typical of Japan, or written, spoken, or chanted in the Japanese language, which includes Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese, and Modern Japanese, as well as poetry in Japan which was written in the Chinese language or ryūka from the Okinawa Islands: it is possible to make a more accurate ...
Japanese poems have a long and rich history that dates back well over a thousand years. From the famous haiku to the lesser-known katauta, there are many varieties of Japanese poetry that have evolved over the centuries.
The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Welcome to WakaPoetry.net – a site devoted to the many types of classical Japanese poetry. This site started life as the Japan 2001 Waka, as part of the Japan 2001 Festival marking the hundredth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Great Britain.
The 17th-century Japanese haiku master Bashō was born Matsuo Kinsaku near Kyoto, Japan, to a minor samurai and his wife. Soon after the poet’s birth, Japan closed its borders, beginning a seclusion that allowed its native culture to flourish.
An in-depth look at the history of Japanese poetry and an explanation of several of its unique forms: kanshi, waka and haiku.