description: Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) is admired as the greatest woman poet and tanka poet of Modern Japan. These poems come from her book Midaregami or Tangled Hair which was an immediate success when published in 1901. The poems are complemented by a series of delicate drawings by Japanese artist Hide Oshiro.
language: English
title: Tangled Hair: Love Poems of Yosano Okiko
titlecomplete: Tangled Hair: Love Poems of Yosano Okiko
genres: Japan, Asian Literature, Feminism, Womens, Asia, Classics, Japanese Literature, Poetry
ratings_count: 270
publisher: White Pine Press