Love Poems from the Japanese

"Drawn from classical, medieval, and modern sources - including the imperial collections of the Manyoshu and Kokinshu - the poems in this collection are some of the greatest love poems from the Japanese tradition. The poems range in tone from the spiritual longing of an isolated monk to the erotic ecstasy of a court princess - but share the extraordinary simplicity and luminosity of language that marks Kenneth Rexroth's verse style. An introduction by the poet and translator Sam Hamill, the editor of this collection, and short biographies of the poets are included."--BOOK JACKET.

First sentence: I loathe the twin seas Of being and not being And long for the mountain Of bliss untouched by The changing tides.

Year

2003

Language

English

Publisher

Shambhala

Editions

1

Pages

176

ISBN

9781570629761

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