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Poems of a Mountain Home (Translations from the Oriental Classics)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic Poet by a Classic Translator, September 2, 2002

Hortensia Anderson "Hortensia Anderson" (nyc, ny, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saigyo (Paperback)

The title of this volume of 200 tanka by Saigyo (1118-1190) is "Poems of a Mountain Home" and, indeed, the collection has the scent of Buddhism throughout. Burton Watson has again done a beautiful translation, capturing the spirit of the age without getting artificial and superficial about it.

Mountain village
where wind makes sad noises
in the pines --
and adding to the loneliness
the cry of an evening cicada

(page 146)

I recommend this as a worthy addition to any collection of Japanese poetry.

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