Love Poems from the Japanese (Shambhala Pocket Classics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087773982X ISBN 13: 9780877739821

Publisher: Shambhala Pubns, 1994

Synopsis

A heart-stirring collection of Japanese love poems, ranging in tone from deeply erotic to profoundly spiritual--the perfect Valentine's Day gift. The poems have been selected by the poet and translator Hamill from Rexroth's classic One Hundred Poems from the Japanese and other sources.

About this title

About the Author:

Sam Hamill is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, essays, and translations from the classical Chinese and Japanese, ancient Greek, Latin, and other languages. He has been a recipient of fellowships from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission. He lives near Port Townsend, Washington.

Review:

"Kenneth Rexroth's readings from the Japanese master poets are breathtaking in their simplicity and clarity."— New York Times Book Review
"Rexroth's subtle translations influenced a generation of American writers. As the examples in this miniature anthology demonstrate, he refused to flatten the text by spelling out every reference and allusion, preserving the Japanese ideal of offering a spring board for the reader's imagination."— L.A. Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Shambhala Pubns
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 087773982X
• ISBN 13: 9780877739821
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Rexroth Kenneth, Hamill Sam