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| Issa's life | Issa's Japan | grading Issa |
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Kobayashi Issa wrote thousands of one-breath poems known as haiku. He was one of the most famous and popular poets of Old Japan who traveled all around that country of islands. Though he lived and died long ago, he can still teach us about haiku and the culture of Japan.