No money, no belongings, no teeth. Just me. The origins of free rythm haiku and the poetry of Taneda Santôka (1882-1940)

  • Yaxkin Melchy Ramos Egresado de la Maestría en Estudios de Asia y África del Colegio de México.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/MIRA.60503
Keywords: Santōka, haiku, ecocriticism, ecopoetics.

Abstract

Today the free rhythm haiku (jiyū ritsu haiku 自由律俳句) is a popular trend in present-day Japanese literature. This paper brings to light the genealogy of aesthetic and spiritual ideals that goes from Shiki Masaoka (1867-1902) to Ozaki Hōsai (1885-1926) and that shaped the free rhythm haiku in Japan. This genealogy has one of its heights in the poetry-life of Taneda Santōka (1882-1940), one of the most recognized poets presently. After a short review of this genealogy, I will focus on Santōka’s poetics, by translating some of his poems and passages from his diaries, to situate what could be the starting point for an ecocritical approach of his poetics. This approach highlights the development of an appreciation of the natural world from the point of view of the individual struggle for self-improvement and the moral value of sincerity of heart.

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Published
2018-05-31
How to Cite
Melchy Ramos Y. (2018). No money, no belongings, no teeth. Just me. The origins of free rythm haiku and the poetry of Taneda Santôka (1882-1940). Mirai. Estudios Japoneses, 2, 175-188. https://doi.org/10.5209/MIRA.60503
Issue
Vol. 2 (2018): Defining the Japanese Identity
Section
Miscellaneous

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