Japanese Death Poems

Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death

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Yoel Hoffmann: Japanese Death Poems (Hardcover, 1986, Tuttle Publishing)

Hardcover, 366 pages

English language

Published July 26, 1986 by Tuttle Publishing.

ISBN:
978-0-8048-1505-5
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Review of 'Japanese Death Poems' on 'Goodreads'

I was expecting this to be a bit of a depressing read but it actually totally wasn't! I quite enjoyed the poems, many of which were focused on nature and transience. Reading details about the poet's lives was fun too. Yeah, I would definitely read this again.

Subjects

  • Translations into English
  • Japanese Poetry
  • Poetry
  • Zen authors
  • Anthologies (multiple authors)
  • Asian - General
  • Japanese
  • Poetry texts & anthologies
  • Chinese poetry
  • Death
  • Haiku
  • Japan