About the book: 2000 / Kobayashi Issa is one of the three great haikai poets. His poems are distinguished by their simplicity and sincerity. He was equally understandable to both the peasant and the prince. His poems do not need to be understood with the mind, they must be felt with the heart. Then many things open up from an unexpected side. After all, Issa left behind not only poetry, but also his understanding of the world. KOBAYASHI Issa (1763=1827) is the third great haikai poet after Basho and Buson