Kobayashi Issa - haiku archive


	Kobayashi Issa - haiku archive

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6-20-2007 3:12 PM

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Kobayashi Yatarô (1763-1828), who took the pen name Issa ("Cup-of-Tea"), was one of the great haiku poets of modern Japan. This is an archive devoted to his work, including many translations from his over seven thousand poems. Linked from the Wikipedia article on Issa.

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<P class="date"> year unknown</p> <P class="japanese"> .ほくほくと霞んで来るはどなた哉<BR /><SMALL> hoku hoku to kasunde kuru wa donata kana</SMALL></p> <P class="english"> rap-a-tap
who's that coming
in the mist?</p> <P class="comment"><DIV> Issa hears the clacking of someone's walking stick.</DIV>
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inch by inch, climb
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