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Fukuda Chiyo-ni
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thumb|180px|right|Chiyo-ni standing beside a well.
Fukuda Chiyo-ni (Kaga no Chiyo) (福田 千代尼; 1703 - 2 October 1775) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, widely regarded as one of the greatest female haiku poets.
Quotes
My hunter of dragonflies, How far has he wandered today?
In: Ikuko Atsumi, Kenneth Rexroth. Women Poets of Japan. 1982. p. 53
"Cuckoo!" "Cuckoo!" While I meditated on that theme day dawned.
In: Ikuko Atsumi, Kenneth Rexroth. Women Poets of Japan. 1982. p. 53
Tsuki mo miteware wa kono yo okashiku kana.
I saw the moon as welland now, world,'truly yours' ...
Japanese Death Poems.'' Compiled by Yoel Hoffmann. ISBN 978-0-8048-3179-6
External links
Category:Poets from Japan
Category:1703 births
Category:1775 deaths
Category:Buddhist nuns
Category:Buddhists from Japan