Santōka Taneda
Taneda Santōka | |||||
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Photo of Taneda Santōka | |||||
| Born | December 3, 1882 | ||||
| Died | October 11, 1940 (aged 57) | ||||
| Other names | 種田 山頭火 | ||||
| Occupation | Haiku poet | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 種田 山頭火 | ||||
| Hiragana | たねだ さんとうか | ||||
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Santōka Taneda (種田 山頭火, Taneda Santōka; December 3, 1882 – October 11, 1940) was the pen-name of Shōichi Taneda (種田 正一, Taneda Shōichi), a Japanese author and haiku poet. He is known for his free verse haiku—a style which does not conform to the formal rules of traditional haiku.