The 10 Haiku poets you need to know are: 1. Matsuo Basho, 2. Yosa Buson, 3. Kobayashi Issa, 4. Masaoka Shiki, 5. Taneda Santoka, 6. Takahama Kyoshi, 7. Kawahigashi Hekigodo, 8. Natsume Soseki, 9. Inahata Teiko, and 10. Ogiwara Seisensui.