One Hundred More Poems from the Japanese (New Directions Books) [Paperback]

Kenneth Rexroth (Author)

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Text: English, Japanese (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing (January 17, 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081120619X
• ISBN-13: 978-0811206198
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,110,603 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marichiko, June 6, 1998

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This review is from: One Hundred More Poems from the Japanese (New Directions Books) (Paperback)

Kenneth Rexroth's Japanese poem selections caused a great commotion within myself. Never had such words stir so much emotions within me. As a result, I am able to relate to better with my girlfriend. These selections caught the true essense of love and lost of love.

Marichiko's, a writer of various poems displayed, poems piqued my interest. Her poems were... are indeed intense in nature. I am desire so much to possess her complete works.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just right-, November 4, 2002

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Elliott Liu (MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Hundred More Poems from the Japanese (New Directions Books) (Paperback)

Rexroth's brilliant translations, though at times very liberal, do much better at expressing the real meat of each poem than do more traditional, academic translations steeped in dated language. His other translated collections of Japanese, Chinese, French, Spanish, and Greek poetry are equally beautiful. It should be noted, though, that "Marichiko" was in fact a pen name. In his later years, "Marichiko" was an experiment on Rexroth's part to write completely separated from himself as a central figure, switching culture, gender, and language - and then writing poetry from that new perspective. It wasn't until after his death that it even became clear the two were in fact the same person.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SUBLIME EROTICISM -- A MUST READ, September 23, 1998

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This review is from: One Hundred More Poems from the Japanese (New Directions Books) (Paperback)

Rexroth must be praised for two reasons. One: his translations are razor sharp (in the Japanese style), yet retain all the profundity and the humanity of the poem. And two: the selections are excellent. For all poetry lovers, and indeed for all poetry non-lovers, this is THE collection. You can't go wrong with Rexroth.