Abstract

"There is a path that continues beyond this world--". This is a collection of twelve poems woven by Toshitaro Tanikawa, one of Japan's forerunning poets, inspired by an English translation of the verse scripture "Dhammapada". This is a poetry collection that you'll want to savour over and over again, voicing out loud and with your whole body.

Author’s Information

Shuntaro Tanikawa
Born in Tokyo in 1931. A poet. His first poetry collection, "Two Billion Light Years of Solitude," earned high praise for its vibrant sensitivity. In addition to his poetry, he is active in various fields such as translation, scriptwriting, and picture books. He won the Japan Translation Culture Award for the translated poetry collection "Mother Goose's Song," and the Yomiuri Literature Award for the poetry collection "Map of Everyday Life."