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.
| notes: | Contents: From Fireworks (1956), From The gladiator’s arena (1960), From Universe of the rose (1964), From The town of mirrors, or forest of eyes (1968), From A false record of ages (1971), From The four-faced path (1975), From A spray of water : Tanka (1975), From Lotophagi (1980), From Ceremonial fire (1986), From Along the riverbank (1998), From The land of the Long River (2000), From A souvenir of wind : Haiku (2003), From Upon breaking the seal (2004), From Person of the playful star : Tanka (2005). |
| subjects: | Haiku Surrealism, Poetry |
| genre: | Poetry |
| ISBN: | 9780520260504 9780520260511 |
| OCLC number: | 502304251 |
| publisher: | University of California Press |
| publication place: | Berkeley, CA |
| english publication date: | 2010 |
| document type: | Book |
| description: | xi, 163 p. ; 24 cm. |