Japanese

1. Ogura Hyakunin Isshu: 100 Poems by 100 Poets  (site info) Complete online text of the classical Japanese anthology of waka or tanka, with the originals in Japanese characters, romanji, and English translation available in a side-by-side-by-side display format. HTTP://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/hyakunin/in... 2. Classical Japanese Poetry  (site info) Poems from Manyoshu, Kokinshu, and Genji, in English, romaji and Japanese script, with explanation of classical grammar. New poems added weekly. http://www.classical-japanese.net/ 3. Hass on Haiku  (site info) Selected Basho and Issa haiku translated into English by U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass, along with excerpts from his introduction to "The Essential Haiku". http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/haas/ha... 4. The Pillow Book - The Poems  (site info) These 13 poems were written by a lady in waiting at the Japanese Heian Dynasty Imperial Court at the very end of the 10th century and they were the core of director P. Greenaway's film "The Pillow Book". http://www.geocities.com/MadisonAvenue/Newsstand/6... 5. Japanese Death Poetry and Other Forms of Japanese Poetic Literature  (site info) This page explores Japanese death poetry and poetry of the Samurai as well as the poetry of Zen Buddhist monks and other famous figures of Japan's rich past. http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/1120/ 1-5 of 8. Next »