This Is How I've Written Poetry: Shuntaro Tanikawa Talks About Poetry and Life

Everything you need to know about Japan's most famous and least known poets.

How have Tanikawa Shuntaro's poetry changed over the course of his creative career spanning more than half a century?

The inside story of the creation of his masterpieces, his three marriages and divorces, and the ins and outs of life...

This long-awaited book features Tanikawa Shuntaro opening up extensively about his poetry and private life with his most trusted editor.

This book contains 88 poems from 34 collections, from unpublished poems to "Two Billion Light Years of Solitude," "I," and "Tromso Collage.