{"product_id":"poems-of-yotsumoto-yasuhiro-minashita-kiryu-and-soh-sakon-br-asia-pacific-series-forthcoming","title":"Poems of Minashita Kiryū, Yotsumoto Yasuhiro \u0026 Soh Sakon","description":"\u003cp\u003eTranslated and introduced by Leith Morton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume comprises selected translations from the poetry of two important contemporary Japanese poets and one of the major postwar Japanese poets. All three poets have won awards for their poetry and are viewed in Japan as among the leading writers of their time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYotsumoto Yasuhiro\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Osaka in 1959, and was educated at Sophia University in Tokyo, and at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1994 he moved to Germany, where he now lives. His 2002 book \u003cem\u003eSekai Chūnen Kaigi \u003c\/em\u003e(World Conference of Middle-Aged Folk) was awarded a number of literary prizes, including the Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize. His 2004 volume of poetry \u003cem\u003eTsugumi no Gogo\u003c\/em\u003e (The Close-Mouthed Afternoon) won the Hagiwara Sakutarō Poetry Prize. In 2006, his poetry volume \u003cem\u003eTsuma no Ugen\u003c\/em\u003e (Wife at Starboard) was published; this volume was preceded by his \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e. He is active on the Internet with his well-known website: Poetry International Web.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinashita Kiryū\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1970 and was educated at Waseda University. Her first book of poetry \u003cem\u003eOnsoku Heiwa \u003c\/em\u003e(Sonic Peace) was published in 2005 and the following year was awarded the Nakahara Chūya Poetry Prize. Her second book of poetry \u003cem\u003eZekkyō \u003c\/em\u003e(Border Z) was published in 2008 and was awarded the Bansui Poetry Prize. She has also written a volume of essays on the problems facing contemporary Japanese youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoh Sakon\u003c\/strong\u003e (1925-2006) was one of the major postwar Japanese poets. His award –winning volume \u003cem\u003eMoeru Haha \u003c\/em\u003e(Mother Burning, 1968) is considered one of the landmark poetry books of his era, if not the twentieth century as a whole. He wrote many volumes of verse, a number of which were awarded major literary prizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeith Morton\u003c\/strong\u003e (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology) has written many books on modern Japanese literature and culture, including: \u003ci\u003eThe Alien Within: Representations of the Exotic in Twentieth-Century Japanese Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003eModernism in Practice: An Introduction to Postwar Japanese Poetry \u003c\/i\u003e(2004), \u003ci\u003ePoems of Masayo Koike, Ishigaki Rin \u0026amp; Tanikawa Shuntaro \u003c\/i\u003e(2014). He is also a poet and translator, with over 12 volumes of poetry and poetry translations published, including \u003ci\u003eTokyo: A Poem in Four Chapters\u003c\/i\u003e (2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePoems of Minashita Kiryū, Yotsumoto Yasuhiro \u0026amp; Soh Sakon\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e(Asia Pacific Series 11)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated and introduced by Leith Morton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2017. 120pp. 190mm x 120mm. ISBN \u003c\/span\u003e978-1-922181-73-2 \u003cbr\u003eRelease date: February 2017\n\n\u003ciframe style=\"width:550px;height:350px\" src=\"https:\/\/online.anyflip.com\/wuapt\/uzjt\/index.html\" seamless=\"seamless\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Vagabond Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14403198788,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0182\/8349\/products\/9781922181732_Japan3_front_cover.jpg?v=1482735980","url":"https:\/\/vagabondpress.net\/ja\/products\/poems-of-yotsumoto-yasuhiro-minashita-kiryu-and-soh-sakon-br-asia-pacific-series-forthcoming","provider":"Vagabond Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}