The Ink Dark Moon

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

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Ono No KomachiJane HirshfieldIzumi ShikibuFirst published 19885 editions

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.

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First publish date March 19883 credited authorsSearch language english

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