nomi shirami / uma no shitosuru / makuramoto Fleas and lice Horses urinating Close to my pillow Translated by Donald Keene Arguably...

Two very different translations of this poem written by Bashō in the Summer of 1689 at Takadachi Castle in Hiraizumi, which was...

shimajima ya / chiji ni kudakite / natsu no umi Islands and islands A thousand pieces shattered on the summer sea Matsuo Bashō,...