Masaoka Shiki: Selected Poems by Shiki Masaoka

Masaoka Shiki: Selected Poems

Modern Asian Literature

Shiki Masaoka with Burton Watson (Translator)

136 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
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Here are graceful and timeless poems by one of Japan's greatest modern writers, rendered by a master translator. Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902) is credited with modernizing Japan's two traditional verse forms, haiku and tanka. Born at a time of social ...

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