Literature
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Frog Poem by Matsuo Basho
Matsuo Basho created an early form of haiku known as “haikai no renga,” which involves a group of poets taking…
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I come weary by Matsuo Basho
Translated by William George Aston and published in A History of Japanese Literature, Chapter IV (1899). I come weary was…
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On a whithered branch by Matsuo Basho
Translated by William George Aston and published in A History of Japanese Literature, Chapter IV (1899). On a whithered branch…
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Piping autumn wind by Matsuo Basho
Translated from Complete Basho Haiku in Japanese by Dmitri N. Smirnov in 2003. Piping autumn wind was written by Matsuo…
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Soon they have to die by Matsuo Basho
Translated from Complete Basho Haiku in Japanese by Dmitri N. Smirnov in 2006. Soon they have to die was written…
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Spider, say again by Matsuo Basho
Translated from Complete Basho Haiku in Japanese by Dmitri N. Smirnov in 2006. Spider, say again was written by Matsuo…
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The cry of the cicada by Matsuo Basho
Translated by William George Aston and published in A History of Japanese Literature, Chapter IV (1899). The cry of a…
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Tis the first snow by Matsuo Basho
Translated by William George Aston and published in A History of Japanese Literature, Chapter IV (1899). Tis the first snow…
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Twas the new moon by Matsuo Basho
Translated by William George Aston and published in A History of Japanese Literature, Chapter IV (1899). Twas the new moon…
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Clara Barton: A Child’s Biography by Clara Barton
This biography of Clara Barton for children was excerpted from Mary Stoyell Stimpson’s book, A Child’s Book of American Biography…
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