"Learn the rules well, and then forget them."

— Matsuo Basho

Matsuo Basho Tee

"Learn the rules well, and then forget them."

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Era: Renaissance

Region: Japanese

Matsuo Basho

Matsuo Basho

1644 – 1694
Renaissance Japanese

The supreme master of haiku who elevated the form from wordplay to profound art. His travel journals and nature poems remain the gold standard of Japanese verse.

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