Sarumino BASHO MONKEYS RAINCOAT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarumino
Sarumino -BASHO MONKEYS RAINCOAT is unique in Renku ,the ancient collaborative form(36 stanza linked verse poems)with examples from Basho(and his disciples...)namely Winters First shower/Summer moon/Katydid/and Plum young herbs, considered to the most typical of Basho's mature style conveying his attitude to life & compiled during his 1689 'Back Roads' pilgrimage ,the translator/editor adds both a cultural commentary for each stanza therein and an index of informative notes thereto A haikuist was Matsuo Basho his masterwork,Kasen *you know He practiced this long poetic sequence a 36 stanza poem recited in length *www.jstor.org/stable/2718744
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