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Forest of Eyes: Selected Poems of Tada Chimako
Chimako Tada
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Description for Forest of Eyes: Selected Poems of Tada Chimako
Paperback. One of Japan's most important modern poets, Tada Chimako (1930-2003) gained prominence in her native country for her sensual, frequently surreal poetry and fantastic imagery. This title presents a selection from Tada's extraordinary oeuvre, including nontraditional free verse, poems in the traditional forms of tanka and haiku, and prose poems. Translator(s): Angles, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
One of Japan's most important modern poets, Tada Chimako (1930-2003) 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 ... Read more
One of Japan's most important modern poets, Tada Chimako (1930-2003) 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520260511
SKU
V9780520260511
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About Chimako Tada
The writing of Tada Chimako (1930-2003) is crucial to understanding modern Japanese poetry although her work is situated outside the poetic mainstream. A solitary visionary, Tada is uniquely admired in Japan for her poems, essays, and translations. Withdrawing to Kobe after the publication of her first collection, she spent most of her life close to nature, far from Tokyo, Japan's ... Read more
Reviews for Forest of Eyes: Selected Poems of Tada Chimako
"At its best, literary translation offers something that was not there before. Angles has given readers a major poet not previously apparent in English. His translation will have the honor of leading a generation of new readers to discover the work of Tada Chimako."
Charles Martin American Poet "A unique and most welcome publication."
Yasuko Claremont Japanese Studies ... Read more
Charles Martin American Poet "A unique and most welcome publication."
Yasuko Claremont Japanese Studies ... Read more