Written on the Sky: Poems from the Japanese (New Directions Paperbook) by Eliot Weinberger (PDF)

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“Rexroth’s readings from the Japanese master poets are breathtaking in their simplicity and clarity.”—The New York TimesI go out of the darknessOnto a road of darknessLit only by the far offMoon on the edge of the mountains.—Izumi ShikobuOver the years, thousands of readers have discovered the beauty of classic Japanese poetry through the superb English versions by the great American poet Kenneth Rexroth. Mostly haiku, these poems range from the classical and medieval to modern poetry, with an emphasis on folk songs and love lyrics. Because women played such an outstanding role in Japanese literature, included here are selections from their work, including the contemporary, deeply sensuous Marichiko. This elegant, beautifully designed gift book of poems spanning many centuries presents the original texts in romanji, the transliteration into the Western alphabet.

User’s Reviews

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐The copy I received was perfect and as promised

⭐This volume is a disappointment. About all it’s good for is as a pocket-sized book. And the kanji in the authors’ names are in standard print rather than cursive script and so more intelligible to one who is neither Japanese nor Chinese. Rexroth’s translations are still superlative but the book omits his wonderful introduction and his equally wonderful footnotes. The original New Directions editions of his work are much better than this book.

⭐This was meant to be a Valentine’s Day present, but I kind of stole it. Kenneth Rexroth does a wonderful job in this translation and selection of these very old Japanese poems. They are mostly written in the traditional tanka or haiku. The blunt simplicity of the words gives me chills and show the timeless quality of how you can say so much with so little. This collection of poetry reminds me that language is a gift.

⭐Completed within a day.. it was a nice experience!

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