2-592: Iio Sōgi (1421–1502) was a Japanese poet. Sogi may also refer to: Iio S%C5%8Dgi Iio Sōgi , (or Inō Sōgi ) generally known as Sōgi ( 宗祇 , 1421–1502) , was a Japanese poet . He came from a humble family from the province of Kii or Ōmi , and died in Hakone on September 1, 1502. Sōgi was a Zen monk from the Shōkoku-ji temple in Kyoto and he studied poetry, both waka and renga . In his 30s, he became
4-418: A professional renga poet. During his travels to almost every corner of Japan, he was welcomed by the most powerful political, military and literary figures of his day. He attracted more disciples than any other poet of his generation. After traveling throughout Japan, he returned to Kyoto , where he commanded great respect. He is best-remembered for his renga, wherein two or more poets collaborate to create
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