{"product_id":"river-of-stars-selected-poems-of-yosano-akiko-paperback","title":"River of Stars: Selected Poems of Yosano Akiko - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Hamill\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYosano Akiko (1878-942) is one of the most famous Japanese writers of the twentieth century. She is the author of more than seventy-five books, including twenty volumes of original poetry and the definitive translation into modern Japanese of the \u003ci\u003eTale of the Genji. \u003c\/i\u003e Although probably best known for her exquisite erotic poetry, Akiko's work also championed the causes of feminism, pacifism, and social reform. Akiko's poetry is profoundly direct, often passionate, exposing the complexity of everyday emotions in poetic language stripped of artifice and presenting the full breadth of her poetic vision. Included are ninety-one of Akiko's tanka (a traditional five-line form of verse) and a dozen of her longer poems written in the modern style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeiko Matsui Gibson is a poet and translator who teaches literature at Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba, Japan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSam Hamill has translated more than two dozen books from ancient Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Latin, and Estonian. He has published fourteen volumes of original poetry\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He has been the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and the Mellon Fund. He was awarded the Decoración de la Universidad de Carabobo in Venezuela, the Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry from Washington Poets Association, and the PEN American Freedom to Write Award. He cofounded and served as Editor at Copper Canyon Press for thirty-two years and is the Director of Poets Against War.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51800854102304,"sku":"9781570621468","price":21.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ce7c372fa328c200387d9338ccf507b4.webp?v=1780838052","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/river-of-stars-selected-poems-of-yosano-akiko-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}