Izumi Shikibu: 2 books
by Izumi Shikibu
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Shikibu Izumi (和泉式部) Japanese poet and lady-in-waiting; year of her death is unknown, with the last Imperial correspondence from her being in 1033. Izumi's talent was recognized in her lifetime, but her reputation continued to grow after her death, and now she is considered one of the greatest...
The Ink Dark Moon
Love Poems by Ono no Komachi anmd Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2015
These translated poems were written by 2 ladies 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.