Reviews

'Nakahara is a representative modern poet . . . His poetry has
immediate visual and musical appeal, with flashes of Dadaist
humour mixed with lines of haunting melancholy. The substantial
preface by the gifted translators is an excellent introduction to his
widely eccentric life, and to the fascinating story of modern
Japanese poets.' - JAMES KIRKUP
Since [Nakahara's] death he has gradually come to be recognized
as one of the major poets of modern Japan . . . the translators
have more than accomplished their purpose, to provide "tolerable
English verse." It is very good verse. It is eminently deserving of
publication, and one hopes that it will attract wide attention.'
- EDWARD SEIDENSTICKER
'Conveys well the Japanese poet's offbeat mixture of pathos and
humour.' - D J ENRIGHT
'No modern Japanese poet has better realized the auditory possibilities of the language.' - KATO SHUICHI