Haiku of Japan :: The First 100
This is an index post for my first 100 haiku translations published on Steemit. Mainly I am doing this so that I can just include one link in the footer of each haiku post instead of many, but also this might be a good reference for anyone who enjoys haiku.
First a straight list of all 100 haiku as well as the ten collection posts. After that, a sorting by haiku poet, then a sorting by season. Sound fun? Let's go!
Haiku of Japan 1–100
Posts
- Traveling to the Inn
- Childless Woman
- Old Dancing Butterfly
- Seeing the Moon
- Checking the Scarecrow
- Skill of Insects
- The Spider Lilies
- A Thousand Green Mountains
- Falling Leaf Enlightenment
- Lonely Night
- Her Day Off
- Autumn Crow
- Faint Footprints
- Alone on the Road
- Autumn Begins
- Early Morning Moon Viewing
- Mistaken for a Scarecrow
- The Galactic River
- The Love of Cats
- Autumn Waterfall
- The Thief and the Moon
- My Frozen Balls
- Saké Waves
- Friends With the Moon
- Falling Flower
- Winter Rain and No Hat
- Sleeping Boy
- Reward of Persimmons
- Chestnut Worm
- Drunken Leaf Watching
- Am I a Butterfly or a Man?
- Hidden Grey Hair
- Sleeping Butterfly
- Never to Grow Old
- From Dog to Cat
- Short Night
- Silent Moon
- Temple Pine Needles
- Nothing and Everything
- Stubborn Scarecrow
- Falling Camellia
- Snow Falling!
- Morning Glory Shack
- My Father's Face
- Dragonfly Hunter
- Fallen Butterfly
- Fading Dreams of Ancient Warriors
- Battleground Pear Tree
- Showing My Hidden Side
- Ambitious Snail
- Dewdrop World
- A Fleeting Life
- The Only Sound
- Autumn Clouds
- Playing Dewdrops
- To the Last Drop
- A Rest from Moon-viewing
- Forever Young
- Fading into the Mist
- Wiping Horse Poop
- Turncoat Umbrella
- Ten Autumns
- Scattering Leaves
- Gravekeeper
- To Kill an Ant
- Frosty Rose
- Issa is Here
- Matsushima
- Meeting With the Buddha
- Winter Wind
- Born Lucky
- Late New Year's
- New Year's Cleaning
- Dreams of Turtles
- An Early Spring
- Fan After Bath
- How High is the Snow
- Lover Cat
- Sunset Desire
- Secret Dream
- Winter Game
- Hated Crow
- Passing Thought
- Dried Salmon
- Little Demon Hunters
- Still Alive
- After Demon Purification
- Burning House
- Cold Night
- Midnight Noises
- Still Laughing
- Paper-Rock-Scissors
- Straight Hole
- Dreams of Cherry Blossoms
- Doll Faces
- O Ye Sea Slug of Little Faith
- Harbinger of Warm Weather
- Spring Flooding
- A Child's Hand
- Old Pond
Collection Posts
- Collection 1 :: Haiku of Japan 1–10
- Collection 2 :: Haiku of Japan 11–20
- Collection 3 :: Haiku of Japan 21–30
- Collection 4 :: Haiku of Japan 31–40
- Collection 5 :: Haiku of Japan 41–50
- Collection 6 :: Haiku of Japan 51–60
- Collection 7 :: Haiku of Japan 61–70
- Collection 8 :: Haiku of Japan 71–80
- Collection 9 :: Haiku of Japan 81–90
- Collection 10 :: Haiku of Japan 91–100
Haiku Poets
Baishitsu (1)
Basho (18)
- A Rest from Moon-viewing
- Alone on the Road
- Am I a Butterfly or a Man?
- An Early Spring
- Autumn Crow
- Chestnut Worm
- Cold Night
- Dried Salmon
- Early Morning Moon Viewing
- Fading Dreams of Ancient Warriors
- Hated Crow
- Matsushima*
- Old Pond
- Saké Waves
- Seeing the Moon
- Ten Autumns
- Traveling to the Inn
- Winter Rain and No Hat
Boncho (2)
Buson (8)
Chiyo-ni (3)
Dansui
Etsijin (2)
Gonsui
Hashimoto Keiji
Hosai (2)
Ikeda Sumiko
Ishida Keiji
Issa (17)
Jokun
Kiyozaki Toshio
Mitsuhashi Toshio (2)
Meisetsu
Mori Sumio
Moritake
Murakami
Okamoto Kazuhiko
Ozaki Koyo
Ranko
Ransetsu (4)
Ryokan (3)
Santoka (6)
Seifu (2)
Sekitei
Shiki (8)
Shiko
Shinoda Teijiro
Shisei-jo
Shōu
Shuoshi
Shuson
Sodo
*: This one is by Tawarabo, a satirical writer in the Edo period. He was mocking Basho. But ironically it is often credited to Basho when it appears these days. Go figure.
By Season
Note: In the old Japanese calendar New Years was the beginning of Spring. Technically it is still considered a Spring kigo. Yet because it comes in the middle of winter in the modern calendar, many or most haiku publications and poets these days think of it as a separate "season".
New Years:
- Sleeping Boy
- Never to Grow Old
- Frosty Rose
- Late New Year's
- New Year's Cleaning
- Dreams of Turtles
- Secret Dream
Spring:
- Childless Woman
- The Love of Cats
- Falling Flower
- Am I a Butterfly or a Man?
- Nothing and Everything
- Sleeping Butterfly
- Fallen Butterfly
- Battleground Pear Tree
- The Only Sound
- To the Last Drop
- Fading into the Mist
- Issa is Here
- Lover Cat
- Little Demon Hunters
- After Demon Purification
- Dreams of Cherry Blossoms
- Doll Faces
- Harbinger of Warm Weather
- Spring Flooding
- Old Pond
Summer:
- Skill of Insects
- A Thousand Green Mountains
- Faint Footprints
- Short Night
- Falling Camellia
- Fading Dreams of Ancient Warriors
- Ambitious Snail
- To Kill an Ant
- Fan After Bath
- Sunset Desire
- Paper-Rock-Scissors
Autumn:
- Traveling to the Inn
- Old Dancing Butterfly
- Seeing the Moon
- Checking the Scarecrow
- The Spider Lilies
- Falling Leaf Enlightenment
- Lonely Night
- Her Day Off
- Autumn Crow
- Alone on the Road
- Autumn Begins
- Early Morning Moon Viewing
- Mistaken for a Scarecrow
- The Galactic River
- Autumn Waterfall
- The Thief and the Moon
- My Frozen Balls
- Saké Waves
- Friends With the Moon
- Reward of Persimmons
- Chestnut Worm
- Drunken Leaf Watching
- Silent Moon
- Temple Pine Needles
- Stubborn Scarecrow
- Morning Glory Shack
- My Father's Face
- Dragonfly Hunter
- Showing My Hidden Side
- Dewdrop World
- A Fleeting Life
- Autumn Clouds
- Playing Dewdrops
- A Rest from Moon-viewing
- Wiping Horse Poop
- Second Home
- Scattering Leaves
- Gravekeeper
- Still Alive
Winter:
- Winter Rain and No Hat
- Hidden Grey Hair
- Snow Falling!
- Forever Young
- Turncoat Umbrella
- Meeting With the Buddha
- Winter Wind
- Born Lucky
- An Early Spring
- How High is the Snow
- Winter Game
- Hated Crow
- Dried Salmon
- Cold Night
- Straight Hole
- O Ye Sea Slug of Little Faith
Muki (no season word):
- From Dog to Cat
- Matsushima
- Passing Thought
- Burning House
- Midnight Noises
- Still Laughing
- A Child's Hand
There are a few other ways I can think of to organize these haiku, but we'll leave it at that. Better ways to format things too, I'm sure. Simple lists aren't ideal, but what then? Tables? Too time-consuming to do well. But if you have any suggestions, I am willing to edit this post or repost it later. Let me know.
Anyway, so ends the index of my first 100 Steemit haiku translations. Maybe I'll put them into a book one of these days, or a pdf for people who support me on Patreon or something. But at any rate, hope you enjoyed them. Though my haiku translations have dwindled to about one every week or two, I still intend to keep doing them, so stay tuned for more!
Let me know your favorites in the comments. These days I am in love with the idea of @steembasicincome, so I may randomly decide to sponsor good commenters for a share or two ;)
Title graphic made using this very famous woodblock print from Hokusai
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