Anthology of Modern Japanese PoetryThis collection of modern Japanese poetry presents carefully selected works for Western readers. The state of Japanese poetry in the twentieth century, its high quality and individuality is clearly shown in this book. The introduction gives a brief, lucid history of poetry in Japan, with the emphasis on modern poetry. The body of the book is taken up with the translation of the work of forty–nine widely acclaimed poets: free–verse poets, tanka poets, and haiku poets. At the back are notes giving illuminating biographical and literary information about each poet. The excellence of the translations and the lucidity of the introduction and notes make the book a treasure for poetry lovers everywhere. Poets include:
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Contents
PREFACE page | |
Iku Takenaka 100 | |
On Translation 31 | |
Kōtarō Takamura 41 | |
Saisei Murō 52 | |
Shigeji Tsuboi 68 | |
Tatsuji Miyoshi 79 | |
Shinkichi Takahashi97 | |
Sei Itō 102 | |
Hitoshi Anzai 118 | |
Nobuo Ayukawa 121 | |
TANKA 139 | |
Bummei Tsuchiya 148 | |
HAIKU 159 | |
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