A review by ryliereadss
Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other Writings by Matsuo Bashō

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed reading about Matsuo Basho and his walks. His poetry was simple and could get repetitive but it was also inspiring to find poetry in the little things, the nature you see around you, wherever you are. It was cool to think about backpacking and writing and stopping at friends houses along the way, or staying with nice strangers and giving them a poem in return for their kindness. I feel like I'll be going back to some of those haikus. I loved that he didn't take the "rules" of haikus seriously, I've always thought that older haikus didn't stray from the rules but Basho's poems proved me wrong.