Masaoka Shiki Professions : PoetBorn : October 14, 1867Died : September 19, 1902 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Masaoka Shiki Take your materials from what is around you - if you see a dandelion, write about that; if it's misty, write about the mist. The materials for poetry are all about you in profusion. Masaoka Shiki dandelionsmistwriting A pear tree is blooming, by a collapsed house, on an old battlefield. Masaoka Shiki bloominghousetree Always someone resting there - a lone rock in the summer field Masaoka Shiki julyrockssummer The materials for poetry are all about you in profusion. Masaoka Shiki materials Having examined three thousand haiku poems - two persimmons. Masaoka Shiki cookingfoodtwo Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poetAll Authors
