Shiba Sonome was a disciple of Basho's whom he admired. After the death of her husband, she earned her living as an eye doctor and as a judge of haikai... continued at ahapoetry

a haiku written by Basho
for Shiba Sonome

Far Beyond the Field - Shiba Sonome's haiku are included in this anthology of Japanese women poets, translated by Makoto Ueda and Arnold P. Lutzker.

Stone monument inscribed with Basho's haiku to Sonome