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Freeing up space for my mind

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
A little bit about Basho, Matsuo
Matsuo Basho (1644-28 November 1694) was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Basho was renowned for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku. · http://quotationsbook.com/quote/41518/
Matsuo Basho (1644-28 November 1694) was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Basho was renowned for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku. · http://quotationsbook.com/quote/41518/
Bashō was born Matsuo Kinsaku (松尾 金作?) around 1644, somewhere near Ueno in Iga Province.[1] His father may have been a low-ranking samurai, which would have promised Bashō a career in the military but not much chance of a notable life. It was traditionally claimed by biographers that he worked in the kitchens.[2] However, as a child Bashō became a servant to Tōdō Yoshitada (藤堂 良忠?), who shared with Bashō a love for haikai no renga, a form of cooperative poetry composition. The sequences were opened with a verse in the 5-7-5 mora format; this verse was named a hokku, and would later be renamed haiku when presented as stand-alone works. The hokku would be followed by a related 7-7 addition by another poet.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsuo_Bash%C5%8D
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