JISEI DEATH POETRY
Sep 02, 2021
2 minutes
oughly translated as a ‘farewell poem to life’, a jisei is a poem traditionally composed in preparation for one’s death. Drawn from a mixture of Zen Buddhism, Chinese Confucianism and Shinto traditions, jisei poems frequently contain natural imagery as the writer reflects on their life, their
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