Book Description
A collection of poems by the noted modernist Japanese poet, Hagiwara Sakutaro. These two books, published here in complete translation are some of the most noted of Japanese 20th century poetry. Howling at the Moon was first published in 1917 and Blue was published in 1923.

About the Author
Born in a wealthy family, Hagiwara read Western authors such as Poe, Nietzsche, Schopenhaurer, and Dojstoevsky, devoting himself early in the century to create a new Japanese poetics. He is the author of several books of poetry, a work of fiction, and Principles of Poetry. Born in 1886, he died in 1946.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Born into a wealthy family, Hagiwara Sakutaro (1886-1942) was able as a young man to devote himself to poetry. Although he did not finish college, he read Western authors, including Poe, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Dostoevsky. His major works of poetry, written in 1917 and 1923, were Howling at the Moon and Blue, both collected in this volume, along with a substantial selection of poems from other books and a complete translation of Cat Town, a prose-poem roman. These works transformed modern Japanese poetry, and changed forever the face of the future poetic landscape in Japan.