Writers in Kyoto

Category: Poetry

Basho on Kyoto vs. Home

Translation and commentary on four Basho linked verses.

Zen poems

A collection of poetry from a Zen monk and potter.

Basho in Saga

Translation and commentary on Basho's haiku, renku, prose, and letters.

On Kyoto

A collection of poetry on Kyoto with commentary and links to more extensive commentary.

Buson at Basho-an

A collection of six haiku written by Buson presumably during literary events at Konpukuji.

Buson on Kyoto

An extensive collection in both Japanese and English of poetry on Kyoto by Buson.

Three poems

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

Basho in Zeze

Commentary and poems from Basho in Zeze.

Hailstone Haiku Circle

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

Basho’s Shijo haibun

A Basho haibun and commentary.

Introducing Jeff Robbins

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

Book Review: Kyoto-Dwelling, by Edith Shiffert

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

Basho’s links with Kyoto

Basho's haiku on Kyoto with commentary.

Margaret Chula’s haiku

An introduction to the haiku of Margaret Chula mostly written in the 1980's and 1990's when she resided in Kyoto.

Kyoto places in haiku

A list of Kyoto places as they appear in haiku.

Shiki and Buson on Kyoto

A collection of poems on Kyoto temples and shrines.

Issa on Kyoto

A very extensive collection in both Japanese and English of poetry on Kyoto by Issa. Includes commentary.

Basho on Kyoto

A collection of poems from Basho in both English and Japanese.

Harold Stewart’s beloved old walls

An introduction to Harold Stewart and a few of his poems.

Two Poets Event

Summary of WIK event with poets Mark Richardson and Mark Scott.

Introducing Edith Shiffert

An introduction to Edith Shiffert and three of her poems.

May

A poem from Gary Snyder's book entitled The Back Country, published in 1968.

Kyoto Journals

Notes from Gary Snyder's Kyoto journals between March and June 1959. Extracts are taken from Kyoto Journal No. 24, 'Of All the Wild Sakura'.

Wisdom Crazed Poet

A collection of poems from A.J. Dickinson.