Chiyo-Ni (1703-1775) is one of Japan's most unusual and renowned haiku poets, and this volume, the first major translation of her work in English, contains over 100 haiku, reproduced in Japanese script, Romaji, and in English. Chiyo-ni was one of the very few great female poets from an age when haiku was dominated by men. Her verses embody Zen-like simplicity and female sensuality, and reflect her life as a Buddhist nun, painter and poet who lived a life of supreme independence and aesthetic sensibility.
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Chiyo-Ni (1703-1775) is one of Japan's most unusual and renowned haiku poets, and this volume, the first major translation of her work in English, contains over 100 haiku, reproduced in Japanese script, Romaji, and in English. Chiyo-ni was one of the very few great female poets from an age when haiku was dominated by men. Her verses embody Zen-like simplicity and female sensuality, and reflect her life as a Buddhist nun, painter and poet who lived a life of supreme independence and aesthetic sensibility.
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Text block, wraps and binding are in like new condition, without markings of any kind. Kind note written on title page by previous owner. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
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Very good. No jacket. Spine is slightly sunned, but legibility is not affected. Cover edges are slightly worn. Top and bottom edges are lightly stained, but readability is not impacted. Inside is unmarked.
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Good. Wear to cover. Text appears unmarked. Text in Japanese, English. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 280 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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Good. No jacket. First Edition. Spine is shaken, but binding is secure. Cover is worn. Bottom corner of pages 1-21 are creased, but inside is otherwise clean and unmarked.
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Near Fine. 280 pp. including Notes and Bibliography. A wee bit of shelfwear and light thumbing to top and bottom corners. Previous owner's name and address to front free endpaper. Occasional pen notes in text. First book in English on a woman Haiku poet. "Chiyo-ni" (1703-1775) also known as Kaga no Chiyo, is perhaps Japan's most celebrated female haiku poet. A student of two of Basho's disciples, she worked in an age when haiku was largely a male domain. As a poet, painter, and Buddhist nun, she lived a vibrant life while creating poems of crystalline clarity and delicate sensuality. "...more than one hundred translations of her finest seasonal haiku, renku (linked verse), and haibun (travel poems). Most of the poems appear here for the first time in English..."
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Near Fine. 280 pp. including Notes and Bibliography. A wee bit of shelfwear and very light thumbing to bottom corner and a few very small, faint spots to top and bottom edge. No read-crease to spine, indicating book has not really been read. Overall, tight and bright copy of this scarce first book in English on a woman haiku poet. First book in English on a woman Haiku poet. "Chiyo-ni (1703-1775) also known as Kaga no Chiyo, is perhaps Japan's most celebrated female haiku poet. A student of two of Basho's disciples, she worked in an age when haiku was largely a male domain. As a poet, painter, and Buddhist nun, she lived a vibrant life while creating poems of crystalline clarity and delicate sensuality. "...more than one hundred translations of her finest seasonal haiku, renku (linked verse), and haibun (travel poems). Most of the poems appear here for the first time in English..."