{"product_id":"women-poets-of-japan-9780811208208","title":"Women Poets of Japan","description":"In this collection (originally published by The Seabury Press in 1977 as \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, Kenneth Rexroth and Ikuko Atsumi have assembled representative works of seventy-seven poets. Staring with the Classical Period (645-1604 A.D.), characterized by the \u003cem\u003ewanka\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003etanka\u003c\/em\u003e styles, followed by haiku poets of the \u003cem\u003eTokugawa\u003c\/em\u003e period (to 1867), the subsequent modern \u003cem\u003etanka\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ehaiku\u003c\/em\u003e poets, and including the contemporary school of free verse--Women Poets of Japan records twelve hundred years of poetic accomplishment. Included are biographical notes on the individual poets, an essay on Japanese women and literature, and a table of historical periods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRexroth, Kenneth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Poet-essayist \u003cstrong\u003eKenneth Rexroth\u003c\/strong\u003e (1905-1982) was a high-school dropout, disillusioned ex-Communist, pacifist, anarchist, rock-climber, critic and translator, mentor, Catholic-Buddhist spiritualist and a prominent figure of San Francisco's Beat scene. He is regarded as a central figure of the San Francisco Renaissance and is among the first American poets to explore traditional Japanese forms such as the haiku.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50675055264018,"sku":"9780811208208","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f64adf5d-ed16-4bab-b85e-ea133505fef0.jpg?v=1733870713","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/women-poets-of-japan-9780811208208","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}