Full Description
One of Japan's most important modern poets, Tada Chimako (1930-2003) gained prominence in her native country for her sensual, frequently surreal poetry and fantastic imagery. Although Tada's writing is an essential part of postwar Japanese poetry, her use of themes and motifs from European, Near Eastern, and Mediterranean history, mythology, and literature, as well as her sensitive explorations of women's inner lives make her very much a poet of the world. "Forest of Eyes" offers English-language readers their first opportunity to read a wide selection from Tada's extraordinary oeuvre, including nontraditional free verse, poems in the traditional forms of tanka and haiku, and prose poems. Translator Jeffrey Angles introduces this collection with an incisive essay that situates Tada as a poet, explores her unique style, and analyzes her contribution to the representation of women in postwar Japanese literature.
Contents
Translator's Acknowledgments Note on the Translation Introduction From Fireworks (1956) From The Gladiator's Arena (1960) From Universe of the Rose (1964) From The Town of Mirrors, or Forest of Eyes (1968) From A False Record of Ages (1971) From The Four-Faced Path (1975) From A Spray of Water: Tanka (1975) From Lotophagi (1980) From Ceremonial Fire (1986) From Along the Riverbank (1998) From The Land of the Long River (2) From A Souvenir of Wind: Haiku (2003) From Upon Breaking the Seal (2004) From Person of the Playful Sta: Tanka (2005) Translator's Notes Chronology Selected Works Index of Titles and First Lines
