Matsuo Munefusa Basho

• Arts: Literature: Poetry: Forms: Fixed Verse: Haiku 
• Arts: Literature: World Literature: Japanese 
• Arts: Literature: Poetry: Poets 

• Asian Topics: Haiku by Basho  - Covers Tokugawa culture, writing Haikai or linked verse, seasonal word and cutting word in Haiku, understanding a Haiku, and Basho's contribution.
• Classical Japanese Database: Matsuo Basho  - Haiku texts in Japanese script, romanized, and with several translations. Includes commentary.
• History Of Haiku: Basho Matsuo (1644 ~ 1694)  - Overview, and discussion of Basho's haiku.
• Interpretations of Basho  - Comparisons of translations by R.H.Blyth, Lucien Stryck, and Peter Beilenson, with comments by Kenneth Rexroth. Plus a story, commentaries, and Basho's comments on his life as a poet.