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Poems of a penisist

“In the name of / Man, member, / and the holy fluid, / Amen,” begins Mutsuo Takahashi’s epic one-thousand-line erotic fantasy poem, “Ode,” the centerpiece of his groundbreaking collection of queer poetry, Poems of a Penisist. Takahashi’s work, reminiscent of Walt Whitman’s, is a celebration of the male body, treating homosexual desire as something sacred.…

May 28, 2013
Great Fool : Zen master Ryokan : poems, letters, and other writings

Ryokan Taigu (1758-1831) remains one of the most popular figures in Japanese Buddhist history. Despite his religious and artistic sophistication (he excelled in scriptural studies, in calligraphy, and in poetry), Ryokan referred to himself as “Great Fool,” refusing to place himself within any established religious institution. In contrast to Zen masters of his time who…

October 28, 2013
The Kanshi poems of Taigu Ryokan

One hundred poems by Japan’s great poet Taigu Ryokan (1758-1831) included in English, original Chinese, and in Japanese, translated by poets Mei Hui Liu Huang and Larry Smith.

October 28, 2013
Forest of eyes : selected poems of Tada Chimako

One of Japan’s most important modern poets, Tada Chimako (1930-2003) gained prominence in her native country for her sensual, frequently surreal poetry and fantastic imagery. This title presents a selection from Tada’s extraordinary oeuvre, including nontraditional free verse, poems in the traditional forms of tanka and haiku, and prose poems.

October 28, 2013
Only companion : Japanese poems of love and longing

Written by court princesses, exiled officials, Zen priests, and recluses, the 150 poems translated here represent the rich diversity of Japan’s poetic tradition. Varying in tone from the sensuous and erotic to the profoundly spiritual, each poem captures a sense of the poignant beauty and longing known only in the fleeting experience of the moment.…

November 9, 2013
Saigyo, poems of a mountain home

Poems.

November 9, 2013
Saigyo (1118-1190) as a love poet : one hundred selections : (Japanese love poems. 401-500)

Poems.

November 9, 2013
The Modern Japanese prose poem : an anthology of six poets : Miyoshi Tatsuji, Anzai Fuyue, Tamura Ryuichi, Yoshioka Minoru, Tanikawa Shuntaro, Inoue Yasushi

Poems.

April 22, 2013
On two shores : new and selected poems

Poems.

May 28, 2013
Killing Kanoko : selected poems

Poems.

October 28, 2013