Author: Tanikawa Shuntaro
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A play of mirrors : eight major poets of modern Japan
Translated by 15 leading scholars and poets. Ooka and Fitzsimmons present a vivid sample of the works of eight of the foremost contemporary Japanese poets born between 1919 and 1939. An invaluable introduction for students and scholars with clear, incisive introductions to each selection.
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Giving people poems
Japan’s most popular living poet, Tanikawa Shuntaro, has always been known for upsetting the apple carts of Japan’s formulaic society. Here he does it again, sacralizing poetry in its purely perfunctory forms as a gift that may be appropriate for any occasion.
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Map of days
Poems.
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On love
Poems.
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With silence my companion
Poems.
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The Naif
Poems.
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A Chagall and a tree leaf
Poems.
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Coca-Cola lessons
Poems.
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At midnight in the kitchen I just wanted to talk to you : poems
Poems.
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The art of being alone : poems, 1952-2009
Poems.