Poetry of Chiyo-Ni: The Life and Art of Japan's Most Celebrated Woman Haiku Master

by Yoshie Ishibashi and Patricia Donegan

"Patricia Donegan and Yoshie Ishibashi are to be deeply thanked for having given us with such articulate care a poetry major in any language and in any place or time." --Robert Creeley, poet

Chiyo-ni (1703-1775), also known as Kaga no Chiyo, is Japan's most celebrated female haiku poet. A student of Basho's disciples, she worked in an age when haiku was largely a male domain. As a poet, painter, and Buddhist nun, she lived a vibrant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 480531866X
• ISBN13: 9784805318669
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages