Kobayashi Issa

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born

in Shinano-machi, Shinano Province (present-day Nagano Prefecture), Japan

June 15, 1763

died

January 05, 1828

gender

male

genre

Poetry

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Kobayashi Issa was a Japanese poet known for his haiku poems and journals. He is regarded as one of the four haiku masters in Japan, along with Bashō, Buson and Shiki. Reflecting the popularity and interest in Issa as man and poet, Japanese books on Issa outnumber those on Buson, and almost equal those on Bashō.

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Kobayashi Issa's Books

Average rating: 4.31 · 874 ratings · 74 reviews · 27 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Spring of My Life and Selected Haiku by Kobayashi Issa, Kaji Aso (Illustrator), Sam Hamill (Translator) 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1997	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Few Flies And I: Haiku 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dumpling Field: Haiku Of Issa 4.73 of 5 stars 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1991	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year of My Life by Kobayashi Issa, Nobuyuki Yuasa (Translator) 4.7 of 5 stars 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inch by Inch: 45 Haiku by Issa 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cup-of-Tea Poems: Selected Haiku by Kobayashi Issa, David G. Lanoue (Translator) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1991	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems 4.8 of 5 stars 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boží člověk Issa 4.8 of 5 stars 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haiku 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cincuenta haikus 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars