Synopses & Reviews
A Hundred Verses from Old Japan was originally collected in the thirteenth century. One of the most popular anthologies of Japanese classical poetry, this collection comprises love poems and "picture poems" describing scenes from nature in tanka form, thumbnail sketches compressed into thirty-one syllables.
Synopsis
An exquisite collection of poems, each a thumbnail sketch compressed into thirty-one syllables
About the Author
William N. Porter's translation of A Hundred Verses from Old Japan has retained its charm for over eighty years.