‘Toward Temple Risshaku’
Two poems from Japan’s “far north poet” on pilgrimage, return, and the “afterdeath”
Shuri Kido
Shuri Kido is considered one of the most influential contemporary poets in Japan. He has published many books of poetry and essays, and introduced translations of works by Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot to Japan. His work is infused with a profound knowledge of Japanese culture.
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