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    The Ink Dark Moon

    Love Poems by Ono no Komachi anmd Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan

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    Author Ono no Komachi, Izumi Shikibu
    Translated by Jane Hirshfield, Mariko Aratani
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    Knopf | Vintage
    On sale Jan 21, 2015 | 240 Pages | 9780804153591
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
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    These translated poems were written by two women of the Heian court of Japan between the ninth and eleventh centuries A.D.

    The poems speak intimately of their authors' sexual longing, fulfillment and disillusionment.
    Ono no Komachi was a Japanese poet, known as one of the best waka poets of the early Heian period. She ranks as one of the 36 Poetry Immortals of Japan. In addition to her art, she was known for her great beauty. Her name, Komachi, is often used to describe beauty in her native Japan. View titles by Ono no Komachi
    Izumi Shikibu was a Japanese poet, born around 976 AD. She is considered by many scholars and literary critics to have been the greatest woman poet of the Heian period. View titles by Izumi Shikibu

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    These translated poems were written by two women of the Heian court of Japan between the ninth and eleventh centuries A.D.

    The poems speak intimately of their authors' sexual longing, fulfillment and disillusionment.

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    Ono no Komachi was a Japanese poet, known as one of the best waka poets of the early Heian period. She ranks as one of the 36 Poetry Immortals of Japan. In addition to her art, she was known for her great beauty. Her name, Komachi, is often used to describe beauty in her native Japan. View titles by Ono no Komachi
    Izumi Shikibu was a Japanese poet, born around 976 AD. She is considered by many scholars and literary critics to have been the greatest woman poet of the Heian period. View titles by Izumi Shikibu

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