Nippoem

Journal of Japanese Poetry Translation

10

I wake up and see it, I go to sleep and see it: the space inside the mosquito net

起きてみつ寝てみつ蚊帳の広さかな

okite mitsu nete mitsu kaya no hirosa

(Kaga no Chiyo 加賀千代)

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Kaga no Chiyo (1703–1775) was a female haiku poet who lived in the Edo period.

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Journal of Japanese Poetry Translation

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