For All My Walking: Free-Verse Haiku of Taneda Santoka with Excerpts from His Diaries

by Santōka Taneda

Book Overview

In April 1926, the Japanese poet Taneda Santoka (1882-1940) set off on the first of many walking trips, journeys in which he tramped thousands of miles through the Japanese countryside. These journeys were part of his religious training as a Buddhist monk as well as literary inspiration for his memorable and often painfully moving poems. The works he wrote during this time comprise a record of his quest for spiritual enlightenment.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231125178
• ISBN13: 9780231125178
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 113 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.2" x 7.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher