Hacking Haiku
Title
Hacking Haiku
Date of Launch
2016-12-01
Short Description of Project
Creation of a database and digital visualization tools related to Prof. Crowley’s research on travel and social networking in 18th century Japanese haiku.
Her research concentrated on volumes 1 and 2 of Hand-picked chrysanthemums (Taorigiku, 1812), the travel journals of Tagami Kikusha (1753 1836).
While numerous haiku poets were inspired by Bashô’s example to journey through Japan and record their experiences as kikôbun (travel journal), Kikusha was the earliest woman poet to do so. Kikusha was a pioneer figure in many of the artistic communities of the day. Already exceptional as one of the few women to achieve widespread recognition for her work in the haiku genre, in later life she gained success as a painter, calligrapher, musician, and tea ceremony practitioner as well.
Her research concentrated on volumes 1 and 2 of Hand-picked chrysanthemums (Taorigiku, 1812), the travel journals of Tagami Kikusha (1753 1836).
While numerous haiku poets were inspired by Bashô’s example to journey through Japan and record their experiences as kikôbun (travel journal), Kikusha was the earliest woman poet to do so. Kikusha was a pioneer figure in many of the artistic communities of the day. Already exceptional as one of the few women to achieve widespread recognition for her work in the haiku genre, in later life she gained success as a painter, calligrapher, musician, and tea ceremony practitioner as well.
Project Website
https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/kikushahaiku/
Citation
“Hacking Haiku,” ECDS Project Catalog, accessed November 13, 2026, https://catalog.ecds.emory.edu/items/show/113.