Poet Matsuo Bashō 1644–1694 · Japan · Edo period Born in Ueno, Iga Province, Japan Japanese haiku master who distilled nature into brief, luminous images. Biography Bashō (1644–1694) elevated haiku into a disciplined art of seasonal awareness and spiritual attentiveness. Literary period: Edo period Famous works Haiku; travel sketches Poems by Matsuo Bashō この道や Japanese 年暮れぬ Japanese
