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Love Poems from the Japanese (Shambhala Library)

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A diverse collection from classical, mediaeval and modern sources
including Manyoshu and Kokinshu, the poems have an elegant
simplicity. Brief biographies of the poets are supplied.
An exquisite volume well worth owning. It makes an excellent gift.

Great things come in small packages has never been so true as it is with this little gem. Erotic, profound, and always beautiful, this is Japanese poetry at its short, short best. Read and enjoy.

Just what you need if your wife needs an indication that you are still "there"!

If you have a heart that is full of longing, a life that slips past too quickly, a love long lost or not yet known, a yearning for the spring, an ache for a distant tune partly forgotten or the remembrance of the scent of spring, then this book is for you. It will not lighten the load you bear, but it makes bearing it all the more meaningful.

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I have always loved the Japanese approach to poetry. This is why I own numerous collections. This volume focuses on love, passion and longing poems from numerous Japanese sources. They are all short poems but they speak volumes when studied closer. Japanese poetry often has a Zen approach to looking at life and love. This beautiful book is to be enjoyed at your leisure and even read out loud to your lover. This is a book you will want to read and refer to many times.


Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Haiku Moments: How to read, write and enjoy Haiku)

Love Poems from the Japanese is a elegant, little book that would be the perfect gift for a special other.

Its short poems, of only four or five lines, have a very big impact. Written as early as the 8th century and up to the present, the poems encapsulate all the emotions triggered by love: joy and sorrow, success and loss, pleasure and pain. It is amazing and rewarding that these poems, penned so long ago, express all the feelings lovers experience today.

There is an index that briefly identifies each poet, and the superb translations allows us to quickly and deeply enter into each poem's essence.

Whether in love or not -- treat yourself to this book!