Sam Hamill

Akiko Yosano

Keiko Matsui Gibson

Selected Poems of Yosano Akiko

River of Stars

One of the most famous Japanese writers of the 20th century, Yosano Akiko is the author of more than 75 books. Although probably best known for her exquisite erotic poetry, Akiko's work also championed the causes of feminism, pacifism, and social reform. "River of Stars" is her first book presenting the full breadth of her poetic vision. Illustrations.

Translated from the Works of the Poet Akiko Yosano by Shio Sakanishi, PH.D.

Tangled Hair

La obra de Akiko Yosano proyecta una luz penetrante cuando se la percibe engarzada en el archivo literario y cultural japonés. Eminente poeta japonesa, puede ser considerada bisagra entre la tradición de las primeras maestras literarias del siglo XI (Sei Shonagon o Murasaki Shikibu) y las mejores poetas, narradoras y cuentistas de hoy, de Banana Yoshimoto a Yoko Ogawa. Esta condición de puente entre lo muy remoto y lo estrictamente contemporáneo brinda a la escritura de Yosano su doble carácter distintivo: japonesa por trama y sensibilidad; apta para su difusión entre nosotros, gracias a la universalidad de situaciones y emociones que fluyen de sus poemas tanka.

Cabellos revueltos

Yosano Akiko was a highly acclaimed Japanese poet. She was also a prominent feminist. In 1928 she was invited to travel around areas with a strong Japanese presence in China's northeast. This is her account of that journey.

A Feminist Poet from Japan Encounters Prewar China

Travels in Manchuria and Mongolia

Jane Reichhold

Machiko Kobayashi

For the first time all the tanka in Akiko Yosano's 1901 book, Midaregami - Tangled Hair, have been translated into English. Each of the tanka has the original kanji version, a romaji version and the English so readers in both languages can appreciate the depth of Yosano's poetry. One of the reasons these 399 tanka have not been translated before is the difficulty of discovering the ambiguity in the poems. Machiko Kobayashi, a professional translator with a degree in English Literature has teamed up Jane Reichhold, a tanka poet and translator of six books from the Japanese. Introduction to the book is written by Aya Yuhki, editor of The Tanka Journal in Tokyo.

The 399 Tanka in Midaregami ? Tangled Hair by Akiko Yosano

A Girl with Tangled Hair

Reina N. Fuji

Two Early Tanka Collections of Yosano Akiko

The Tangled Hair of a Dancing Girl

Shio Sakanishi

Translated from the Works of the Poet Akiko Yosano

Selected Tanka from Midaregami by Akiko Yosano Translated from the Japanese by Sanford Goldstein

Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) is admired as the greatest woman poet and tanka poet of Modern Japan. These poems come from her book Midaregami or Tangled Hair which was an immediate success when published in 1901. The poems are complemented by a series of delicate drawings by Japanese artist Hide Oshiro.

Love Poems of Yosano Akiko

Rofu ... [et al.]. Miki

Shonen kurabu (Boys' club).

A Book of Translations

Three Women Poets of Modern Japan

Selected Tanka

Selected Tanka from Midaregami

みだれ髪

与謝野晶子著

Court est le printemps, Qu'y a-t-il dans la vie Qui soit immortel? Et j'autorisai sa main Sur la rondeur de mes seins Ignorant la Voie Insouciants de l'avenir Meprisant la gloire, Seuls ici s'aimant d'amour Toi et moi nos deux regards Veritable hymne a l'amour, a l'art, et a la jeunesse, Cheveux emmeles (Midaregami) devient lors de sa parution en 1901 la reference de toute une generation de poetes. La jeune Yosano Akiko renouvelle alors puissamment le genre poetique du tanka (poeme de trente et une syllabes) et libere l'expression de la sensibilite feminine. Les 399 poemes du recueil disent tous la passion naissante de l'auteur pour son futur mari, poete lui aussi, dans une celebration aerienne du printemps et l'evidence joyeuse d'un coeur amoureux. Cette oeuvre capitale du romantisme japonais est ici traduite pour la premiere fois dans son integralite en langue occidentale.

Cheveux Emmeles

Akiko Yosano

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