I wait for the moon : 100 haiku of Momoko Kuroda /

"Momoko Kuroda (b. 1938) is a remarkable haiku spirit and a powerfully independent Japanese woman. The one hundred poems here--her first collection in English--show her evolution as a poet, her acute lyricism, and her engagement as a writer in issues central to modern Japan: postwar identity, n...

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Main Author: Kuroda, Momoko, 1938- (Author)
Other Authors: Friedman, Abigail (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, California : Stone Bridge Press, [2014]
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Summary:"Momoko Kuroda (b. 1938) is a remarkable haiku spirit and a powerfully independent Japanese woman. The one hundred poems here--her first collection in English--show her evolution as a poet, her acute lyricism, and her engagement as a writer in issues central to modern Japan: postwar identity, nuclear politics, and Fukushima. Abigail Friedman's introduction and textual commentaries provide important background and superb insight into poetic themes and craft.
Physical Description:142 pages ; 19 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781611720167 (paperback)
1611720168 (paperback)