POEMS OF MATSUO BASHO ii
Poems of Matsuo Basho ii is a short and varied collection of haiku, highlighting Basho’s implementation of wabi-sabi, the pursuit of simplicity - “lightness” - and the beauty of loneliness, “akin to, but deeper than, nostalgia.”
Falling blossoms
and birds astounded
dust on a harp
Each translation is accompanied by the original Japanese text and English transliteration (romaji).
Author: Matsuo Basho
Translator: Anthony Opal
Booklet, 12 pp, 7 x 5.25 in
Language: Japanese / EnglishISBN: 979-8-9885108-2-6
Published: October 2, 2023