This episode of Haiku Chronicles takes us back to 16th century Japan when the first great Japanese master of haiku, Matsuo Basho wrote his breakthrough haiku, “Furu-Ike-Ya” (Old Pond).
Donna Beaver and Alan Pizzarelli discuss the poem's interesting history and its influence on the poetic form of haiku.
“old pond
a frog jumps in
water’s sound”
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Photo by Donna Beaver