River of Stars: Selected Poems of Yosano Akiko -- Yosano Akiko

Yosano Akiko (1878-942) is one of the most famous Japanese writers of the twentieth century. She is the author of more than seventy-five books, including twenty volumes of original poetry and the definitive translation into modern Japanese of the <i>Tale of the Genji. </i> Although probably best known for her exquisite erotic poetry, Akiko's work also championed the causes of feminism, pacifism, and social reform. Akiko's poetry is profoundly direct, often passionate, exposing the complexity of everyday emotions in poetic language stripped of artifice and presenting the full breadth of her poetic vision. Included are ninety-one of Akiko's tanka (a traditional five-line form of verse) and a dozen of her longer poems written in the modern style.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Sam Hamill<br><b>Publisher:</b> Shambhala<br><b>Published:</b> 03/18/1997<br><b>Pages:</b> 160<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.45lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.40d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781570621468<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 04/28/1997 pg. 72<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Keiko Matsui Gibson is a poet and translator who teaches literature at Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba, Japan. <p/>Sam Hamill has translated more than two dozen books from ancient Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Latin, and Estonian. He has published fourteen volumes of original poetry<i>.</i> He has been the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Ar