Masaoka Shiki (正岡 子規, October 14, 1867 – September 19, 1902), pen-name of Masaoka Noboru (正岡 升), was a Japanese poet, author, and literary critic in Meiji period Japan. Shiki is regarded as a major figure in the development of modern haiku poetry, credited with writing nearly 20,000 stanzas during his short life. He also wrote on reform of tanka poetry.
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17 September 1867 Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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Died |
19 September 1902 (aged 35) Tokyo, Japan
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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