Here's another post on Kyoto poets and poetry by our guest contributor, Keiji Minato. Keiji writes... Last time I took up Yosa Buson, a great poet-cum-painter in the 18th century. The topic this time is a man who also both wrote poetry and left great paintings, but in a totally different era. MURAYAMA Kaita (村山槐太; 1896-1919) was born in Yokohama but grew up in … [Read more...] about “A Lively Evening” by Murayama Kaita
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A Hokku of Yosa Buson
This is Keiji Minato's second article on the poets and poetry of Kyoto. Keiji writes... Yosa Buson (1716-83), one of the most popular haikai masters from the Edo period, lived most of his adult life in Kyoto City. ほととぎす平安城を筋違に 与謝蕪村 Hototogisu heianjo wo sujikai ni --- YOSA Buson lesser cuckoo crossing diagonally above Heianjo “Heianjo (平安城)” is the same as … [Read more...] about A Hokku of Yosa Buson
Introducing Keiji Minato
I am very happy to welcome a new regular guest contributor to Deep Kyoto: Mr. Keiji Minato. Keiji is going to introduce us to the wonderful world of Kyoto poets and poetry! In his own words... Kyoto was the center of Japanese poetry for a long time, as of most other cultures in Japan (Am I writing the obvious?). Since the old capital was founded in 794 the royal family, … [Read more...] about Introducing Keiji Minato
