Basho’s Frog Revisited

Posted by on Sunday, June 26, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Basho's Frog
One of our most listened to Episodes, “Episode 2: Basho’s Frog”
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“Basho’s Frog” 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

 
In Japanese:

Furu ike ya
kawazu tobikomu
mizu no oto

 
 
Photo by: Donna Beaver

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One Response to “Basho’s Frog Revisited”
  1. Kristjaan says:
    September 2, 2011 at 9:59 am

    Thank you for this nice podcast about Basho’s Old Pond. I am a haikupoet and this haiku of Basho was the first I ever read. I was blown away by its beauty and became a great fan of Basho’s work.
    Thank you again for this nice podcast.

    Greetings,

    Kristjaan (a.k.a. Chevrefeuille in haikupoetry)

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