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shōfū

haiku

Also known as: Bashō style

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development by Matsuo Bashō

In Japan: Commerce, cities, and culture
…developing a new style called shōfū or “Bashō style.” Bashō proclaimed what he called makoto no (“true”) haiku, seeking the spirit of this poetic form in sincerity and truthfulness. He also introduced a new beauty to haiku by using simple words. Bashō essentially grafted the aristocratic conceptions of medieval poetry…
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