Review—Japanese Death Poems

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An invaluable book for anyone interested in Japanese culture as well as poetry. — Amy Chavez

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Japanese Death Poems is one of those invaluable books for anyone interested in Japanese culture as well as poetry. The lengthy introduction alone is important for the plethora of information on the history of Japanese poetry and in particular, the death poem. From tanka to haiku, written by princes, court nobles, samurai, Buddhist monks and More…