Tanka: Poems in Exile
Jun Fujita
Read by czandra
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Jun Fujita's tanka are timeless, still, sad. Written in English, one wonders whether the recurring deserts are in Japan, in America, or in the poet's state of mind: that of a scarecrow flapping in wind. The form is as loose and haunting as modern English-language tanka. - Summary by czandra (0 hr 14 min)
Chapters
Winter | 2:17 | Read by czandra |
Spring | 1:49 | Read by czandra |
Summer | 2:01 | Read by czandra |
Autumn | 2:18 | Read by czandra |
Others part 1 | 1:53 | Read by czandra |
Others part 2 | 2:36 | Read by czandra |
Others part 3 | 1:11 | Read by czandra |
Reviews
just beautiful
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Bridget Allen
Exceptionally interpreted by Narrator - who also has a soothing voice. This somehow makes the melancholia more bearable, so one can delight in the genius of each cleverly chosen word. I hear and see it all. Incredibile!
Accurate as far as I know.
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K
Was a decent text, I did enjoy it. Though it requires several more readings for me to intake and comprehend the full meaning and to really appreciate. Thank you to the orator.
An entrancing delivery
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Truett Page
Achingly sublime poetry and a haunting performance of a reading. Outstanding. Thank you for this.