A History of Haiku: From the beginnings up to Issa

autumn bamboo Bashō Bashō School beauty bird blooming bowl-beating Buddha Buddhist Buson cherry blossoms Chinese Chinese poetry Chōshō clouds cold colour Danrin death death-verse died disciples English English nature falling famous feeling firefly flowers following verse Genroku grass haikai haiku haiku poets hana haru hito hokku hotaru hototogisu human humour insects Issa Issa's Japan Japanese Jōsō kasa kaze keri Kikaku kumo kuraki kure kusa kyō Kyorai Kyōto learned haikai leaves lived look means mizu monk moon Moritake morning mosquitoes Mount Asama mountain naka naki naku nari naru nashi nature night Onitsura onomatopoeia Ōsaka perhaps plum poetical poetry pupil Ransetsu renga Samidare samurai says senryu shigure Shiki Shikō shines Shintō shite singing snow Sōin Sōkan sound spring summer Teitoku temple things Thoreau toshi tree tsuki tsuyu uguisu voice Waga waka wind winter rain withered word Wordsworth yama yuki yuku