read the preface here:
new shearsman book on the poetry of Araki Yasusada
A little background here:
http://jacketmagazine.com/09/yellowbody.html
IN SEARCH OF THE AUTHENTIC OTHER: THE POETRY OF ARAKI YASUSADA by MARJORIE PERLOFF
Doubled Flowering: From the Notebooks of Araki Yasusada was one hell of a book. A must for the collection.
Buying this book of essays soon!!!Labels: Bill Freind, Essays on the Poetry of Araki Yasusada, Hiroshima, Japanese Poetry, kent Johnson, Kyoto, shearsman