Tag: Saigyo
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Saigyo
In my limited experience of Japanese poetry, Saigyo, a monk writing during the 12th century, is by far my favorite poet. A few selections, again from Carter’s Traditional Japanese Poetry: Spring On a roadsidenext to a clear flowing streamin a willow’s shadeI stopped–for a moment, I thought–but ended up staying on Autumn It creates a hearteven in…
Dan Yingst 