by Amelia Fielden (Editor)
The tanka form, in which these short lyrics on nature were composed, is that of traditional Japanese poetry. In classical Japanese, the expression meaning 'leaves', kotonoha, is a homonym for 'words'. Both are also written identically, in Kanji characters which join 'say' with 'leaf/leaves'. Kotonoha can also refer to waka, the pre-modern designation for tanka poems.
Number of Pages: 44
Dimensions: 0.09 x 7 x 5 IN
Publication Date: October 20, 2022