Written on the Sky: Poems from the Japanese (New Directions Paperbook)
“A tiny perfect little book. It made us forget totally we were on a subway.” (Fukuda Chiyo-Ni, - The House of Pomegranates)“I must have Kenneth Rexroth’s translations from the Japanese at once!” (William Carlos Williams)“Rexroth was steeped in the world’s spiritual and literary traditions, absorbing ideas and philosophy into his poetry all his life.” (American Poetry Review)“The best Japanese poetry gathered and translated by Rexroth, including poems by Haito Joso, Prime Minister Kintsune, and Matsuo Basho.” (Ray Gonzalez - Bloomsbury Review)