Haiku Masters
There are four major Japanese haiku Masters:Basho, Buson, Issa and Shiki
Basho, (1644 - 1694)
Buson,(1716 - 1783)
Issa,(1763 - 1827)
Shiki,(1869 - 1902)
Basho contemplates God mirrored in the moments beauty.
Buson sees the nature of things,
Issa focuses on Man in the world and
Shiki takes a natural, positive perspective