Songs From Hearts Sincere: Inspirational Poetry of Emperor Meiji

by Brian Wilkes and Frank Alanson Lombard

While creating curriculum for university degree programs in Reiki, I studied the Gyosei, or administrative poetry of Emperor Meiji archived by the Meiji Shrine at Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. More of a religious leader than modern political chief of government, in the late 19th century the emperor expressed his wishes through poetic statements more often than through direct commands. In this way, he sought to bring the audience into harmony with his own...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1530302986
• ISBN13: 9781530302987
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"