One of Japan's most important modern poets, Tada Chimako
(1930-2003) gained prominence in her native country for her
sensual, frequently surreal poetry and fantastic imagery. Although
Tada's writing is an essential part of postwar Japanese poetry, her
use of themes and motifs from European, Near Eastern, and
Mediterranean history, mythology, and literature, as well as her
sensitive explorations of women's inner lives make her very much a
poet of the world. "Forest of Eyes "offers English-language readers
their first opportunity to read a wide selection from Tada's
extraordinary oeuvre, including nontraditional free verse, poems in
the traditional forms of "tanka" and "haiku," and prose poems.
Translator Jeffrey Angles introduces this collection with an
incisive essay that situates Tada as a poet, explores her unique
style, and analyzes her contribution to the representation of women
in postwar Japanese literature.
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