Japanese And Western Poetry: Ryokan And Burns

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...and a form of expression that many people have engaged in since ancient times. Poets, although from different places and cultures, utilize this form of expression and this type of literature to offer unique insight into the poet’s world or the world of the reader. They can range from simple and short expressions to incredibly long and drawn out epic poems. The following paper examines the poetry of Japan, through the monk Ryokan, and the poetry of the Western (Scottish) world, through Robert Burns, comparing and contrasting the two. The paper examines each poet and their work separately and then compares and contrasts the two.

Ryokan
Ryokan was born in the cold and isolated Chigo (now Nigata) province in the village of Izumozaki. His father was well off, a merchant and the village elder, who passed on to his son a love of poetry (Hermitary). It appears as though...

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