Session 34—Haiku of Kobayashi Issa
Topics for this session
Brief introductory comments on Issa
Haiku by Issa from the latter part of his life
Poems for this session
- 59 雪とけて村一ぱいの子どもかな
- 60 夕月や流れ残りのきりぎりす
- 61 これがまあつひの栖か雪五尺
- 62 いうぜんとして山を見る蛙かな
- 63 露の世は露の世ながらさりながら
Special Note
I would like you to read carefully the bSpace timeline for Issa before reading the below poems.
Details
59 雪とけて村一ぱいの子どもかな
ゆき | とけ | て | むら | いっぱい | の | こども | かな
Collection: 『七番日記』 • 春 (1814, age 52)
Author: 小林一茶（こばやしいっさ）
Special requests for preparing this poem
- Be able to relate this poem to his biography
60 夕月や流れ残りのきりぎりす
ゆふつき | や | ながれのこり | の | きりぎりす
Collection: 『文化句帖』 • 春 (1807, age 45)
Author: 小林一茶（こばやしいっさ）
Special requests for preparing this poem
- Be able to relate this poem to his biography
61 これがまあつひの栖か雪五尺
これ | が | まあ | つひ | の | すみか | か | ゆき | ご | しゃく
Collection: 『七番日記』 • 春 (1812, age 50)
Author: 小林一茶（こばやしいっさ）
62 いうぜんとして山を見る蛙かな
いうぜんと | して | やま | を | みる | かへる | かな
Collection: 『七番日記』 • 春 (1813, age 51)
Author: 小林一茶（こばやしいっさ）
Special requests for preparing this poem
- If you don't know what a frog sitting in meditation looks like, go here: Page
63 露の世は露の世ながらさりながら
つゆ | の | よ | は | つゆ | の | よ | ながら | さり | ながら
Collection: 『おらが春』 • 春 (1819, age 57)
Author: 小林一茶（こばやしいっさ）
Special requests for preparing this poem
- Be able to relate this poem to his biography
Poems are covered in the order presented. We may not be able to discuss all poems listed. It is likely that I will add links and preparating requests as we go along, even in the last hour before class. There is no class participation grade so all of this work is optional, but interesting, and will enhance your ability to share in the session. Poem details are given in class and not repeated. Take excellent notes. They are the basis for the test. Our course goals in order of priority: 1) above all, appreciation of the poem as a poem, 2) understanding the components of the poems (the words in their function as grammar and their history in poems), 3) details of authors and collections. Prepare with these priorities in mind.