This extensive selection of Tanikawa Shuntaro's poetry reflects the full depth and breadth of his work, from his appearance as a fresh new voice to the mastery of his later poetry. It traces his artis
This extensive selection of Tanikawa Shuntaro's poetry reflects the full depth and breadth of his work, from his appearance as a fresh new voice to the mastery of his later poetry. It traces his artis
Shuntaro Tanikawa has been the most inventive modern Japanese poet, ever since he publishedTwo Billion Light Years of Solitude (1952), his first book, aged twenty one. Undamaged by Japan’s post-War tr