Writers in Kyoto

Category: Poetry

Poems and Photos

  • By James Woodham
Poems on the beach and Biwako.

Cats and Dogs in Basho

  • By Jeff Robbins
Haiku and renku on cats and dogs from Basho, with commentary from Jeff Robbins.

Basho and Supernatural Women

  • By Jeff Robbins
Basho on women and childbearing.

New Year Basho

  • By Jeff Robbins
A collection of Basho works on the new year with commentary from Jeff Robbins.

Year-end thoughts

  • By WiK
A retrospective look at the departing Year of the Monkey. 

Basho on haiku: 17 Statements

  • By Jeff Robbins
Basho's writing guidance on how to make a haiku.

A.J. Poems

  • By A.J. Dickinson.
Daoist poetry from A.J. Dickinson.

Haiku and photos

  • By Mayumi Kawaharada
Haiku with beautiful photos from Mayumi Kawaharada.

Basho’s Letters to Uko

  • By Jeff Robbins
Basho's letters to Uko with commentary from Jeff Robbins.

Four Poems

  • By Preston Houser
Four Kyoto poems from a poet musician.

Poetry on the rainy season

  • By James Woodham
Two poems from James Woodham.

Basho linked verse on Kyoto

  • By Jeff Robbins
Translation and commentary on three Basho linked verses.

Basho on Kyoto vs. Home

  • By Jeff Robbins
Translation and commentary on four Basho linked verses.

Zen poems

  • By Lawrence Barrow
A collection of poetry from a Zen monk and potter.

Basho in Saga

  • By Jeff Robbins
Translation and commentary on Basho's haiku, renku, prose, and letters.

On Kyoto

  • By Gabi Greve
A collection of poetry on Kyoto with commentary and links to more extensive commentary.

Buson at Basho-an

  • By John Dougill
A collection of six haiku written by Buson presumably during literary events at Konpukuji.

Buson on Kyoto

  • By John Dougill
An extensive collection in both Japanese and English of poetry on Kyoto by Buson.

Three poems

  • By A.J. Dickinson
Poems on the sea, the sun, and the wind from A.J. Dickinson.

Basho in Zeze

  • By Jeff Robbins
Commentary and poems from Basho in Zeze.

Hailstone Haiku Circle

  • By WIK
An introduction to the Hailstone Haiku Circle, founded by Stephen Gill.

Basho’s Shijo haibun

  • By Jeff Robbins
A Basho haibun and commentary.

Introducing Jeff Robbins

  • By WIK
Q&A with Jeff Robbins on his translations and compilations of Basho.

Book Review: Kyoto-Dwelling, by Edith Shiffert

  • By WIK
Description and link to one of Edith Shiffert’s poetry collections.

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