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Forest of Eyes: Selected Poems of Tada Chimako, Translated from the Japanese

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One of Japan's most important modern poets, Tada Chimako gained prominence in her native country for her sensual, frequently surreal poetry and fantastic imagery. Although Tada's writing is an essential part of postwar Japanese poetry, her use of themes and motifs from European, Near Eastern, and Mediterranean history, mythology, and literature, as well as her sensitive explorations of women's inner lives make her very much a poet of the world. Forest of Eyes offers English-language readers their first opportunity to read a wide selection from Tada's extraordinary oeuvre, including nontraditional free verse, poems in the traditional forms of tanka and haiku, and prose poems. Translator Jeffrey Angles introduces this collection with an incisive essay that situates Tada as a poet, explores her unique style, and analyzes her contribution to the representation of women in postwar Japanese literature.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: August 17, 2010

ISBN: 0520260511

ISBN 13: 9780520260511

Forest of Eyes: Selected Poems of Tada Chimako, Translated from the Japanese

4.5/5 ( ratings)

One of Japan's most important modern poets, Tada Chimako gained prominence in her native country for her sensual, frequently surreal poetry and fantastic imagery. Although Tada's writing is an essential part of postwar Japanese poetry, her use of themes and motifs from European, Near Eastern, and Mediterranean history, mythology, and literature, as well as her sensitive explorations of women's inner lives make her very much a poet of the world. Forest of Eyes offers English-language readers their first opportunity to read a wide selection from Tada's extraordinary oeuvre, including nontraditional free verse, poems in the traditional forms of tanka and haiku, and prose poems. Translator Jeffrey Angles introduces this collection with an incisive essay that situates Tada as a poet, explores her unique style, and analyzes her contribution to the representation of women in postwar Japanese literature.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: August 17, 2010

ISBN: 0520260511

ISBN 13: 9780520260511

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