A Play of Mirrors

by Makoto Ōoka (Editor), Thomas Fitzsimmons (Editor), Minoru Yoshioka

Poetry. Asian Studies. Translated by 15 leading scholars and poets. Ooka and Fitzsimmons present a vivid sample of the works of eight of the foremost contemporary Japanese poets born between 1919 and 1939. An invaluable introduction for students and scholars with clear, incisive introductions to each selection. Includes Yoshioka Minoru, Tamura Ryuichi, Iijima Koichi, TadaChimako, Ooka Makoto, Tanikawa Shuntaro, Shiraishi Kazuko and Yoshimasu Gozo, plus a renga sequence by Ooka and Fitzsimmons.

312 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1987

About the author

Makoto Ōoka was a Japanese poet and literary critic. His name is written as 大岡信 in Japanese.