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Available
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Publication
Tuttle Publishing (1989), Paperback, 196 pages
Description
This much-praised collection features works by forty-nine acclaimed modern poets skilled in the styles of colloquial free verse, modern tanka, and haiku.
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LibraryThing member tombrinck
This anthology was first published in 1972. It contains mostly free-verse poetry from the 20th century, though it also has haiku, and I think the section of tanka is by far the best selection within the book. No original Japanese is included. An appendix gives brief biographies of each writer, and
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an introduction puts it all into a jumbled framework. I have to assume the selection of free-verse poets represents important notables in Japanese poetry, but something was lacking, whether it was the selection of poems or weak translations, I can't say. The tanka section has crisp, pertinent poems with strong, clear imagery -- it may be worth picking the book up in the bookstore or library and browsing through the tanka. Show Less
Language
Original language
Japanese
Physical description
196 p.; 7.23 inches
ISBN
0804806721 / 9780804806725