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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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.
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The selected poems
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Shuntaro Tanikawa : selected poems
Poems.
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62 sonnets and definitions : poems and prosepoems
The two collections in this volume present differing aspects of Japan’s most widely appreciated modern poet. 62 Sonnets appeared in 1953 when he was 22 years old. Definitions did not appear until 1975, and represents the author at the height of his mature poetic powers.