“If a man goes to war wearing stout armor or to a party dressed up in colorful clothes, and if this man happens to be an old man, there is something lonely about him.” (Matsuo Basho, The Narrow Road to the Deep North)

Poems of Matsuo Basho iii is a short collection of haiku that highlights Basho’s understanding of self through his interpretation of sabi (loneliness), shiori (tenderness), and hosomi (lightness).

Each translation is accompanied by the original Japanese text and English transliteration (romaji).

Author: Matsuo Basho
Translator: Anthony Opal
Language: Japanese / English
ISBN: 979-8-9885108-5-7
Published: July 21, 2024