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Bashō
Yellow letter tiles on a teal background spell 'what is a haiku?' with abstract calligraphic scribbles in the background
Statue of Basho, the renowned Japanese haiku poet, standing in traditional clothing and holding a staff, surrounded by lush greenery in Tateishi, Tokyo.
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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
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The History of the Haiku, and How to Write One
Three lines. Five, seven, five.
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Bashō (standing), woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, late 19th century.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-jpd-01518)
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Bashō, statue in Tateishi, Japan.
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