Fukuda Chiyo-ni

Chiyo-ni standing beside a well.

Fukuda Chiyo-ni (Kaga no Chiyo) (福田 千代尼; 1703 - 2 October 1775) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, widely regarded as one of the greatest female haiku poets.

Quotes

• My hunter of dragonflies,
  How far
  has he wandered today?
  • In: Ikuko Atsumi, ‎Kenneth Rexroth. Women Poets of Japan. 1982. p. 53

• "Cuckoo!"
  "Cuckoo!"
  While I meditated
  on that theme
  day dawned.
  • In: Ikuko Atsumi, ‎Kenneth Rexroth. Women Poets of Japan. 1982. p. 53

• Tsuki mo mite
  ware wa kono yo o
  kashiku kana.
  • I saw the moon as well
    and now, world,
    'truly yours' ...
  • Japanese Death Poems. Compiled by Yoel Hoffmann. ISBN 978-0-8048-3179-6

External links

Encyclopedic article on Fukuda Chiyo-ni on Wikipedia