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The following is a list of Japanese-language poets. Poets are listed alphabetically by surname (or by a widely known name, such as a pen name, with multiple names for the same poet listed separately if both are notable). Small groups of poets and articles on families of poets are listed separately, below, as are haiku masters (also in the main ...
Edition of the Kokin Wakashū anthology of classic Japanese poetry with wood-carved cover, 18th century. Japanese poetry is poetry typical of Japan, or written, spoken, or chanted in the Japanese language, which includes Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese, and Modern Japanese, as well as poetry in Japan which was written in the Chinese language or ryūka from the Okinawa ...
This is an alphabetical list of writers who are Japanese, or are famous for having written in the Japanese language. Writers are listed by the native order of Japanese names—family name followed by given name—to ensure consistency, although some writers are known by their western-ordered name.
Mishima began to write his first stories aged 12, taking inspiration from myths (Kojiki, Greek mythology, etc.) and the works of numerous classic Japanese authors, as well as Raymond Radiguet, Jean Cocteau, Oscar Wilde, Rainer Maria Rilke, Thomas Mann, Friedrich Nietzsche, Charles Baudelaire, l'Isle-Adam, and other European authors.
Waka ("Japanese poem") or uta ("song") is an important genre of Japanese literature. The term originated in the Heian period to distinguish Japanese-language poetry from kanshi, poetry written in Chinese by Japanese authors. [35] [36] Waka began as an oral tradition, in tales, festivals and rituals, [nb 4] and began to be written in the 7th ...
The Man'yōshū is an anthology of Japanese waka poetry. It was compiled in the eighth century (during Japan's Nara period), likely in a number of stages by several people, [1] with the final touches likely being made by Ōtomo no Yakamochi, [1] the poet whose work is most prominently featured in the anthology. [2]
Poetry portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. ... Pages in category "Japanese poets" The following 52 pages are in ...
Japanese poetry books (2 C) F. Japanese poetic forms (1 C, 5 P) H. ... Kanshi (poetry) (1 C, 10 P) P. Japanese poets (9 C, 52 P) R. Renga (4 P) W. Waka (poetry) (4 C ...