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Title: Women Poets of Japan by Kenneth Rexroth, Ikuko Atsumi ISBN: 0-8112-0820-6 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: 01 March, 1982 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: VERY HELPFUL INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE POETRY
Comment: A delightful and handy compilation of works from japanese women poets, from K. Rexroth, the author of the book One Hundred Poems from the Japanese, with the cooperation of Ikuko Atsumi.
A must for those interested in a general overview of Japanese poetry, this little jewel shines with the light of the Classic poets (from Princess Nukada, 7th Century, to Abutsu-ni, A.D.1209-1283). A sample:
"I fell asleep thinking of him,
"And he came to me.
"If I had known it was only a dream
"I would have never awakened...". (Ono No Komachi, 9th Century)
Then we get a good sample of the Tokugawa Haiku poets, from the 16th to the 18th Centuries, as well as Modern Tanka and Haiku poets.
The book also provides a view of the modern free verse poets of Japan and, finally, some anonymous Geisha songs, such as:
"From the dream where we made love
my laughter called me back
and I searched all around me
my eyes full of tears......."
Finally the book ends with helpful biographical notes about the poets and a basic survey of Japanese poetry and the influence of the women poets.
Very highly recommended to those that want an introduction to the wonderful Japanese poems, which are timeless..........
Rating: 5
Summary: Moving Deeply Through The Centuries
Comment: This collection of seventy-seven accomplished women poets spans 1200 years of poetic achievement. It must have been difficult to select representative poets and their poems but this volume succeeds in conveying the aesthetic of the classic poets, haiku poets of the Tokugawa, modern tanka and haiku poets, along with the free verse poets and a section of anonymous geisha songs.
The name of each poet has been drawn by master calligrapher, Machi Shunso and adds immeasurably to the reading experience.
How these poems resonate through the ages!
From Enomoto Seifu-Jo (1731-1814):
Everyone is asleep
There is nothing to come between
the moon and me.
Rating: 5
Summary: Essential Reference Guide to Japanese Women Poets
Comment: A small inexpensive paperback, really very unassuming and yet an essential reference tool for a review of some of the most well-known poems penned through the long history of outstanding Japanese women poets. A good class syllabus could be set to the poets and poems here. No question that the subject of Japanese women poets cries out for a longer, more detailed compendium. But for now this book is unique and very helpful indeed.
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Title: One Hundred Poems from the Japanese by Kenneth Rexroth ISBN: 0811201813 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: 01 June, 1955 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono No Komachi and Izumi Shikibu by Jane Hirshfield, Mariko Arantani ISBN: 0679729585 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 October, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Women Poets of China by Kenneth Rexroth, Ling Chung ISBN: 0811208214 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: 01 November, 1990 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: One Hundred More Poems from the Japanese by Kenneth Rexroth ISBN: 081120619X Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: 01 November, 1976 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Ariake: Poems of Love and Longing by the Women Courtiers of Ancient Japan by Rae Grant, Liza Dalby, Liza Crihfield Dalby ISBN: 0811828131 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 15 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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