Tan Taigi
Tan Taigi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1709 Edo, Japan |
| Died | September 17, 1771 (aged 61–62) |
| Occupation | Poet |
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]
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]
References
- ^ Crowley, Cheryl A. (2007). Haikai Poet Yosa Buson and the Bashō Revival. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-15709-5.
- ^ Iinkai, Nihon Gakujutsu Shinkōkai Dai 17 Shō (Nihon Koten Honʼyaku) (1958). Haikai and Haiku. Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkokai.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Haiku Master Taigi" (PDF). Peach Blossoms Press. Retrieved 20 September 2025.