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001 2014031936
003 DLC
005 20150418083859.0
008 140811s2014 cau b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2014031936
020 $a9781611720167 (paperback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
041 1 $aeng$hjpn
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPL855.U6895$bA2 2014
082 00 $a895.61/5$223
084 $aLAN002000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aKuroda, Momoko,$d1938-$eauthor.
240 10 $aPoems.$kSelections.$lEnglish
245 10 $aI wait for the moon :$b100 haiku of Momoko Kuroda /$cMomoko Kuroda ; translated with commentary by Abigail Friedman.
264 1 $aBerkeley, California :$bStone Bridge Press,$c[2014]
300 $a142 pages ;$c19 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $a"Momoko Kuroda (b. 1938) is a remarkable haiku spirit and a powerfully independent Japanese woman. The one hundred poems here--her first collection in English--show her evolution as a poet, her acute lyricism, and her engagement as a writer in issues central to modern Japan: postwar identity, nuclear politics, and Fukushima. Abigail Friedman's introduction and textual commentaries provide important background and superb insight into poetic themes and craft.I wait for fireflies / I wait as if for someone / who will never returnMomoko Kuroda is one of Japan's most well-known haiku poets.Abigail Friedman lives near Washington, DC, and is author of The Haiku Apprentice"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"This is the first book in English dedicated to the haiku of Momoko Kuroda, one of Japan's most well-known contemporary haiku poets. Kuroda is a remarkable haiku spirit and a powerfully independent Japanese woman. Friedman's selection shows her evolution and how her poems connect to her life, with valuable commentary on haiku forms, themes, and techniques. Includes 100 poems"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aHaiku$vTranslations into English.
650 7 $aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Authorship.$2bisacsh