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Fukuda Chiyo-ni Japan (1703 - 1775) Timeline Buddhist Poems by Fukuda Chiyo-ni Books - Links |
The daughter of a picture framer, she showed a childhood gift for poetry and had already gained fame for her haiku while she was still a teenager.
Her early haiku were influenced by Basho and his students, though she developed her own unique shofu (style) over her career as a haikuist.
Chiyo-ni was a nun of the Pure Land Buddhist sect.
Poems by Fukuda Chiyo-ni
- a dandelion
- Airing out kimonos
- cool clear water
- From the mind
- hands drop
- loneliness
- on the road
- skylark in the heavens
- spring rain
- To the one breaking it
- whatever I pick up
- without a voice
Recommended Books: Fukuda Chiyo-ni
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| This Dance of Bliss: Ecstatic Poetry from Around the World | Haiku Enlightenment: New Expanded Edition | Chiyo-ni: Woman Hiaku Master |
Related Links
Art and Poetry of Chiyo-ni
http://webpages.charter.net/sn9/literature/poetry/chiyo.html
Several haiku, and a short introduction/biography.
Simply Haiku: Chiyo-ni's Haiku Style
http://simplyhaiku.com/SHv2n3/reprints/Patricia_Donegan.html
Short excerpts from Patricia Donegan's book, Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master
The Haiku of Chiyo-ni
http://thegreenleaf.co.uk/hp/women/c/chiyo/00haiku.htm
A large selection of haiku by Chiyo-ni
