Kazuko Shiraishi

Ms. Shirashi (1931-) was born in Vancouver, but has lived in Japan since the beginning of WWII. She is one of the most recognized of the Japanese modernists poets, and her poetry is infused with surrealism and is influenced by modern jazz. This book contains poems primarily from her most recent books, but also contains previous works, including a a poem that was translated from Japanese into English on a napkin by Allan Ginsberg.

I liked most of her poems, but several were very dense and difficult for me to grasp as fully as I would have liked. It was definitely a worthwhile read, though… (lisätietoja)