Modern Japanese Tanka: An Anthology

By Okuma Nobuyuki, Masaoka Shiki , Sasaki Yukitsuna, et al.

Book Overview

This form of poetry, similar to haiku, is a short classical Japanese verse form that has attracted considerable attention in North America this century. This collection of tanka poems consists of 400 poems by 20 renowned Japanese poets, with biographical sketches of the authors.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231104324
• ISBN13: 9780231104326
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher