Written on the sky : poems from the Japanese

Author(s)

• Rexroth, Kenneth
• Weinberger, Eliot

Bibliographic Information

Written on the sky : poems from the Japanese

translated by Kenneth Rexroth ; selected by Eliot Weinberger

（A New Directions book）（A New Directions paperbook, NDP1150）

New Directions, c2009

• : pbk

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

I go out of the darkness Onto a road of darkness Lit only by the far off Moon on the edge of the mountains. -Izumi Shikobu Over the years, thousands of readers have discovered the beauty of classic Japanese poetry through the superb English versions by the great American poet Kenneth Rexroth. Mostly haiku, these poems range from the classical and medieval to modern poetry, with an emphasis on folk songs and love lyrics. Because women played such an outstanding role in Japanese literature, included here are selections from their work, including the contemporary, deeply sensuous Marichiko. This elegant, beautifully designed gift book of poems spanning many centuries presents the original texts in romanji, the transliteration into the Western alphabet.

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• NCID: BB0296374X
• ISBN:
  • 9780811218375
• LCCN: 2008050008
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engjpn
• Original Language Code: jpn
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: 90 p.
• Size: 16 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PL782.E3
  • DC22 : 895.6/1008
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Japanese poetry -- Translations into English
  • LCSH : Love in literature
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00251296
  • BA00345403