Difference between revisions of "Basho"

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Matsuo Basho (Japanese: 松尾芭蕉) (1644–1694) was a renowned Japanese poet of haiku. His best-known poem is the "frog haiku":

Into the ancient pond
A frog jumps
Water’s sound!^[1]

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-'''Matsuo Basho''' ([[Japanese]]:松尾 芭蕉) (1644–1694) was a renowned [[Japanese]] [[poet]] of [[haiku]].
+'''Matsuo Basho''' ([[Japanese]]: 松尾 芭蕉) (1644–1694) was a renowned [[Japanese]] [[poet]] of [[haiku]]. His best-known poem is the "frog haiku":
+<blockquote>
+Into the ancient pond<br />
+A frog jumps<br />
+Water’s sound!<ref>Translation by D. T. Suzuki: http://www.bopsecrets.org/gateway/passages/basho-frog.htm</ref>
+</blockquote>
+===References===
+<references/>
 [[Category:Poets]]