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Basho,
Matsuo
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Buson,
Yosa
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Yosa Buson was a Japanese poet and painter from the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Basho and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period. Buson was born in the village of Kema in Settsu Province (now Kema-cho, Miyakojima Ward in the city Osaka). His original family name was Taniguchi.. Japanese haikai poet and painter
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Butcher,
Raegan
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Raegan Butcher (born January 15, 1969) is an American poet and singer. He is known for his association with the anarchist collective CrimethInc., who published his first two books of poetry, Stone Hotel and Rusty String Quartet. According to a CrimethInc. biography, Butcher was born in Seattle, Washington and moved to Snohomish, Washington in his youth. In 1991, he published his first written work: a chapbook of poetry titled "End Of The World Graffiti". Three years later, in 1995, he appeared in a Seattle independent film titled The Year Of My Japanese Cousin.. American poet and singer
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Chiyo-ni,
Fukuda
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Fukuda Chiyo-ni (Kaga no Chiyo) ( ; 1703 - 2 October 1775) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, widely regarded as one of the greatest female haiku poets.. Japanese poet of the Edo period; one of the greatest female haiku poets
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Hahn,
Kimiko
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Haoran,
Meng
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Meng Haoran (Chinese: ; pinyin: Mèng Hàorán; Wade-Giles: Meng Hao-jan; Japanese: Mokonen) (689 or 691 – 740) was a Chinese poet during the Tang Dynasty. Unsuccessful in his official career, he mainly lived in and wrote about his birthplace.. Chinese Tang Dynasty poet
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Issa,
Kobayashi
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A Japanese writer of haikai (haiku) known for his hokku verses.. Japanese haikai poet
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Kikaku,
Takarai
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Takarai Kikaku, (1661-1707) also known as Enomoto Kikaku, was a Japanese haikai poet and among the most accomplished disciples of Matsuo Basho.. His father was an Edo doctor, but Kikaku chose to become a professional haikai poet rather than follow in his footsteps.. Japanese haikai poet and a disciple of Matsuo Bash?
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Onoe,
Saishu
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Saishu Onoe (, Onoe Saishu) (1876-1957) was a Japanese tanka poet and calligrapher.. Japanese poet
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Porchia,
Antonio
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Antonio Porchia (November 13, 1885 - November 9, 1968) was an Italian poet. He was born in Conflenti (Italy) but, after the death of his father in 1900, moved to Argentina. He wrote a Spanish book entitled Voces ("Voices"), a book of aphorisms. It has since been translated into Italian and into English (by W.S. Merwin, Copper Canyon Press, 2003), French, and German. A very influential, yet extremely succinct writer, he has been a cult author for a number of renowned figures of contemporary literature and thought such as André Breton, Jorge Luis Borges, Roberto Juarroz and Henry Miller, amongst others. Some critics have paralleled his work to Japanese Haiku and found many similarities with a number of Zen schools of thought.. Italian Argentinian poet
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Rexroth,
Kenneth
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Kenneth Rexroth (December 22, 1905–June 6, 1982) was an American poet, translator and critical essayist. He was among the first poets in the United States to explore traditional Japanese poetic forms such as haiku. He is regarded as a central figure in the San Francisco Renaissance.. American poet translator and critical essayist
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Shiki,
Masaoka
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Masaoka Shiki (, September 17, 1867 – September 19, 1902), the pen-name of Masaoka Noboru ( ) was a Japanese author, poet, literary critic, and journalist in Meiji period Japan. Shiki is generally regarded as the major figure in the development of modern haiku poetry and also played an important role in revitalizing tanka poetry.. Japanese author poet literary critic and journalist
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Uyematsu,
Amy
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Amy Uyematsu (born 1947) is a Japanese-American poet. Growing up in Southern California, she was torn between her American self and Japanese self, a conflict which has deeply influenced her poetry. She is also a high school math teacher and many of her poems reflect elements of math and quote mathematic equations. She has published three poetry books: "Nights of Fire, Nights of Rain", "30 Miles from J-town", and "Stone Bow Prayer" (Copper Canyon Press, 2005).. Japanese-American poet
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Yosano,
Akiko
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Akiko Yosano (, Yosano Akiko, 7 December 1878 - 29 May 1942) was the pen-name of a Japanese author, poet, pioneering feminist, pacifist, and social reformer, active in the late Meiji period as well as the Taisho and early Showa periods of Japan. Her real name was Yosano Shô. She is one of the most famous, and most controversial, post-classical woman poets of Japan.. Japanese author poet feminist and pacifist
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