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

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