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Taneda Santoka

Taneda Santoka (種田山頭火, December 3, 1882 - October 11, 1940) is a Japanese author and haiku poet. He is know for his free-verse haiku.

Resources

Taneda Santôka, For All My Walking, translated by Burton Watson, Columbia University Press, © 2003 ISBN 0-231-12516-X cloth ISBN 0-231-12517-8 pbk [102 pp. 245 haiku plus diary entries]
John Stevens, Mountain Tasting : Zen Haiku by Santoka Taneda, Weatherhill © 1980 ISBN 0834801515 [130pp. 372 haiku] emphasizes the Zen aspect of Santoka's life.

External links

e-texts of Santoka's works at Aozora bunko
Weeds, Falling Rain a selection of Zen Haikai by Santoka Taneda, translated by Okami
Santoka - a biography and poems
Fire on the Mountain: The Selected Haiku of a Wandering Zen Monk Taneda Santoka translated by Hisashi Miura and James Green

Categories: 1882 births | 1940 deaths | Japanese authors | Japanese poets

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