One of Japan s most important modern poets, Tada Chimako (19302003) gained prominence in her native country for her sensual, frequently surreal poetry and fantastic imagery. Although Tada s writing is an essential part of postwar Japanese poetry, her use of themes and motifs from European, Near Eastern, and Mediterranean history, mythology, and literature, as well as her sensitive explorations of women s inner lives make her very much a poet of the world. Forest of Eyes offers English-language readers their first opportunity to read a wide selection from Tada s extraordinary oeuvre,...

One of Japan s most important modern poets, Tada Chimako (19302003) gained prominence in her native country for her sensual, frequently surreal poetry and fantastic imagery. Although Tada s writing is an essential part of postwar Japanese poetry, her use of themes and motifs from European, Near Eastern, and Mediterranean history, mythology, and literature, as well as her sensitive explorations of women s inner lives make her very much a poet of the world. Forest of Eyes offers English-language readers their first opportunity to read a wide selection from Tada s extraordinary oeuvre,...