The Penguin Book of Japanese Verse

by Various and Geoffrey Bownas

Poetry remains a living part of the culture of Japan today. The clich s of everyday speech are often to be traced to famous ancient poems, and the traditional forms of poetry are widely known and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140585273
• ISBN13: 9780140585278
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

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I stumbled across this book at a garage sale in southside Chicago. Though then 15 years old, it still had its cellophane wrapping intact. I pity the people who had it for so long and never peeked in, because it is a beautiful collection of poetry. It samples a wide range, from around 1000 a.d. to the 20th century (much of it tanka and haiku). At around 200 pages the book is a bit short for the task, but what is here is superbly rendered, and many of these poems can fill an afternoon with reveries. I have taken this book with me everwhere.