Murakami Kijo

Kijo in later life.
Murakami Kijo memorial day is September 17.[1]

Murakami Kijo (1865 – 1938) was a Japanese poet who wrote haiku.

Biography

Kijo was born in 1865 in Edo, Japan. He studied law but gave this up after losing his hearing due to illness. In 1894, he worked as a legal scribe in Takasaki. He helped publish the first edition of Hotogisu, a haiku magazine. He published his collection of work in 1917. In 1927, his house burned down with everything that he owned. Kijo died on September 17, 1938.[1]

Poems

First autumn morning
the mirror I stare into
shows my father's face.[1]

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The moment two bubbles
are united, they both vanish.
A lotus blooms.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Murakami Kijo Haiku Poetry". Poem of Quotes: Read, Write, Learn. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  2. "Famous Haiku | Examples of Haiku Poems". www.haiku-poetry.org. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
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