The death poem is a genre of poetry that developed in the literary traditions of the Sinosphere, most prominently in Japan but also in certain periods of Chinese history, Joseon Korea and Vietnam. Its poems reflect on death in general and on the poet's own approaching death, often paired with an observation on life, and the practice originates in Zen Buddhist teaching on the impermanence of the material world, historically composed by poets, warriors, noblemen and Buddhist monks.
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Place of OriginSinosphere, most prominently Japan 1 Notable ExampleBasho's final poem, Falling ill on a journey 1 In the Other Atlases
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developed in the literary traditions of the Sinosphere
Section on Japanese death poems, Basho
Falling ill on a journey
In Group: East and Southeast Asian Poetic Genres, Lead
The death poem is a genre of poetry that developed in the literary traditions of the Sinosphere-most prominently in Japan as well as certain periods of Chinese history, Joseon Korea, and Vietnam.
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