Kyoto: The Forest Within the Gate (Paperback)

Poetry. Art. This book of haiku and photographs was conceived as a gift for poet Edith Shiffert on entering her ninety-first year. Shiffert has lived in Kyoto, Japan since 1963. She is the author of twelve collections of poetry, and has co-translated several volumes of Japanese poetry. Photographer John Einarsen, whose black-and-white images of Kyoto appear here paired with Shiffert's haiku, is the founding editor of Kyoto Journal. He writes in the preface: "Edith's writings, which contain Buddhist and Taoist sensibilities, yet remain totally individualistic, have taught me over the years to see Kyoto, nature, and existence from a new and profound perspective...I suspect that her poems and my photographs were essentially approached in a similar way: mostly by walking, with little or no purpose in mind, and simply recording impressions just as they were encountered."

General

Imprint:	Springhouse Editions
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2006
Authors:	Edith Shiffert • John Einarsen
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	30
ISBN-13:	978-1-877800-07-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Promotions
LSN:	1-877800-07-4
Barcode:	9781877800078

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