Shiki Masaoka Book order

Masaoka Shiki was a pivotal poet, author, and literary critic during Japan's Meiji period. He is recognized as a major force in the evolution of modern haiku, spearheading the Hototogisu school. His critical work also extended to the reform of tanka poetry. Shiki's influence significantly shaped the trajectory of Japanese verse.

1998
Masaoka Shiki
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These poems -- more than a hundred haiku, several tanka, and three kanshi -- are arranged chronologically within each genre, revealing the development of Masaoka Shiki's (1867-1902) art and the seamless way in which he wove his life and illness into his poetry. Watson's introduction deftly explores the course of Shiki's life and places him in relation to Japanese history, literature and thought.