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Happy Sunday! Today, we will dissect a classic Basho poem. Read more
![Sunday Haiku: Basho and Frolicking in the Snow](http://www.thejapanshop.com/cdn/shop/articles/Two_Lovers_Beneath_an_Umbrella_in_the_Snow.jpg?v=1674997731)
Happy Sunday! Today, we will dissect another Basho poem. So, grab a cup of coffee and let's dig in! Read more
![Sunday Haiku: へなへなに A Flip-flopping Fan on a Hot Summer Day](http://www.thejapanshop.com/cdn/shop/articles/293px-Kuroda-seiki-kohan00-6-1b.jpg?v=1658663891)
Happy Sunday! Today, we will dissect another poem for a hot summer day. So, gr...
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Happy Sunday! Today, we will dissect another Basho poem. So, grab a cup of coffee and let's dig in!
![Sunday Haiku: Basho 閑さや 岩にしみ入る 蝉の声](http://www.thejapanshop.com/cdn/shop/articles/basho.png?v=1653665097)
Happy Sunday! Today, we will dissect one of Basho's most famous poems. So, grab a cup of coffee and let's dig in!
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![A Mother's Day Haiku by Issa](http://www.thejapanshop.com/cdn/shop/articles/Kobayashi_Issa-Portrait_203def4f-d1d0-491b-9070-040d71e44e4f.jpg?v=1652009296)
Happy Mother's Day! (For much of the world) This week, we have another haiku by the great 小林 一茶【こばやし いっさ】 Kobayashi Issa. It is a spring poem ab...
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![Sunday Haiku: Yosa Buson for a Lazy Spring Day](http://www.thejapanshop.com/cdn/shop/articles/Yosa_Buson_uk.jpg?v=1650801901)
Today's haiku is by 与謝 蕪村【よさ ぶそん】. Yosa Buson (1716-1784) was a poet and painter during the Edo period (more on him below).
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