The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan by Ono no Komachi, Mariko Aratani, Izumi Shikibu, Jane Hirshfield

The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan

Ono no Komachi, Mariko Aratani, Izumi Shikibu, Jane Hirshfield

212 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction poetry reflective medium-paced

Description

These translated poems were written by two 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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Moods

reflective 75%
emotional 66%
sad 50%
inspiring 25%
relaxing 25%
challenging 8%
hopeful 8%
informative 8%
lighthearted 8%
mysterious 8%

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medium 36%
slow 18%

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