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Anthology of modern Japanese poetry free verse, tanka, haiku = Gendai shi, tanka, haiku by & compiled by Edith Marcombe Shiffert & Yūki Sawa is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This collection of modern Japanese poetry presents carefully selected works for Western readers.The state of Japanese poetry in the twentieth century, its high quality and individuality is clearly shown in this book. The introduction gives a brief, lucid history of poetry in Japan, with the emphasis on modern poetry. The body of the book is taken up with the translation of the work of fortynine widely acclaimed poets: freeverse poets, tanka poets, and haiku poets. At the back are notes giving illuminating biographical and literary information about each poet.The excellence of the translations and the lucidity of the introduction and notes make the book a treasure for poetry lovers everywhere. Poets include:Kotaro TakamuraYoshiaki SasazawaIku TakenakaSaburo KurodaShuntaro TanikawaMokichi SaitoKuniyo TakayasuSuju TakanoKiyoko Takayanagi

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Author

& compiled by Edith Marcombe Shiffert & Yūki Sawa

Publisher

Tuttle Publishing

Published

1972

Language

EN

ISBN

9780804806725

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Short Stories, Fiction, Anthology

Rating

3.67 / 5 (24 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14