Tan Taigi
Japanese haiku poet
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tan Taigi (Japanese: 炭太祇; 1709–1771) was a Japanese haiku poet and traveler. Taigi, along with Yosa Buson, headed the Bashō revival and helped revitalize haiku in eighteenth century Japan.[1]
Tan Taigi | |
|---|---|
| |
| Born | 1709 Edo, Japan |
| Died | September 17, 1771 (aged 61–62) |
| Occupation | Poet |
He was born in Edo, present day Tokyo.
He lived in Shimabara, Nagasaki in his later years.
A collection of his poems called Taigi Kusen (Selected Poems of Taigi) (太祇句選) was published in 1770. A further collection (Taigi Kusen Kōhen) was published in 1777.[2]
An English translation of a selection of his poems was published in 2023 by Peach Blossoms Press.[3]