Haiku e Dichtung. Alcune note sulla concezione poetica di Heidegger e Bashō

The paper aims to analyse in a novel way the relationship between Heidegger’s conception of poetry and the peculiar Japanese poetic form of haiku, with particular reference to some haiku compositions by the monk-poet Matsuo Basho¯ . The goal of this article is therefore to make a fruitful contribution to the aesthetic and intercultural debate between Germany and Japan. The first part of the paper presents a reconstruction of the reception of Heidegger’s thought in Japan through the description of Tsujimura Ko¯ ichi. The second part highlights the affinity between Heideggerian and Japanese poetic concepts through a critique of the notion of technique and a reflection on the notion of «abandonment» (Gelassenheit). The third part questions the problem of time in relation to poetry, showing some affinities and differences between the expressive form of haiku and the notion of «event» (Ereignis). Finally, the paradoxical proximity between Being and Nothingness as well as the relationship between language and «flowering» is argued through a brief analysis of the essay A Dialogue on Language.