Fukuda Chiyo-ni
Japanese writer (1703-1775)
Fukuda Chiyo-ni (Kaga no Chiyo) (福田 千代尼; 1703 - 2 October 1775) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, widely regarded as one of the greatest female haiku poets.
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Quotes
edit- My hunter of dragonflies,
How far
has he wandered today?- In: Ikuko Atsumi, Kenneth Rexroth. Women Poets of Japan. 1982. p. 53
- "Cuckoo!"
"Cuckoo!"
While I meditated
on that theme
day dawned.- In: Ikuko Atsumi, Kenneth Rexroth. Women Poets of Japan. 1982. p. 53
- Tsuki mo mite
ware wa kono yo o
kashiku kana.- I saw the moon as well
and now, world,
'truly yours' ... - Japanese Death Poems. Compiled by Yoel Hoffmann. ISBN 978-0-8048-3179-6
- I saw the moon as well
External links
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Encyclopedic article on Fukuda Chiyo-ni on Wikipedia