One Hundred More Poems from the Japanese (New Directions Books) Paperback – January 17, 1976

I like the book a lot with excellent examples of tanka. I don't have any complaints

excellent poems, thank you

I have always loved the simple, yet profound Japanese approach to poetry. The words stir the heart and soul. I have read the first volume in this two-set series of Japanese poetry, and I found this one as moving as the first volume. The author has each poem written in Enlish, Japanese and in Kanji characters. Kenneth Rexroth has did a fantastic job of translating the poetry from Japanese to English. In conclusion, if you love Japanese poetry, such as Haiku, you will want to read this volume. Rating: 5 stars. Joseph J. Truncale(Season of the Warrior: A Poetic Tribute to Warriors)

Rexroth's brilliant translations, though at times very liberal, do much better at expressing the real meat of each poem than do more traditional, academic translations steeped in dated language. His other translated collections of Japanese, Chinese, French, Spanish, and Greek poetry are equally beautiful. It should be noted, though, that "Marichiko" was in fact a pen name. In his later years, "Marichiko" was an experiment on Rexroth's part to write completely separated from himself as a central figure, switching culture, gender, and language - and then writing poetry from that new perspective. It wasn't until after his death that it even became clear the two were in fact the same person.

This is a poetry i read decades ago, in my twenties. I loved it then and now. The Japanese are deceptively simple in their writing style, with such rich depths flowing beneath that fluid surface.

One Hundred Poems, the predecessor, is excellent. There's a reason these didn't make the first cut...

Rexroth must be praised for two reasons. One: his translations are razor sharp (in the Japanese style), yet retain all the profundity and the humanity of the poem. And two: the selections are excellent. For all poetry lovers, and indeed for all poetry non-lovers, this is THE collection. You can't go wrong with Rexroth.