A Japanese prose form combining terse, evocative travel or diary prose with interspersed haiku, developed by Matsuo Basho into its classical shape as the record of a physical and spiritual journey, the prose and verse sections working together rather than the verse merely illustrating the prose.
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Place of OriginJapan, 17th century, developed in its classical form by Matsuo Basho. 1 StructurePassages of concise prose interspersed with one or more haiku, the two working together rather than the verse simply captioning the prose. 1 Notable ExampleMatsuo Basho's Oku no Hosomichi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North), the classic model of the form. 1 Haibun
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is a prosimetric literary form originating in Japan
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1. The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
Princeton University Press- Place of Origin: Japan, 17th century, developed in its classical form by Matsuo Basho.
- Structure: Passages of concise prose interspersed with one or more haiku, the two working together rather than the verse simply captioning the prose.
- Notable Example: Matsuo Basho's Oku no Hosomichi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North), the classic model of the form.
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is a prosimetric literary form originating in Japan, combining prose and haiku
3. Poets.org (Academy of American Poets): Haibun
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Page submenu block find poems find poets poem-a-day literary seminars materials for teachers poetry near you Haibun, a form that originated in Japan, is a work that combines haiku and prose, wherein the prose poem typically describes an environment and precedes the haiku.
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Oku no Hosomichi (奥の細道; Japanese pronunciation: [oꜜ.kɯ no | ho.soꜜ.mʲi.tɕi]), translated as The Narrow Road to the Deep North and The Narrow Road to the Interior, is a major work of haibun by the Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō, considered one of the major texts of Japanese literature of the Edo period.
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