Yone Noguchi

Yone Noguchi (1875-1947) was a Japanese poet, essayist, and literary critic who wrote in both English and Japanese. His poetry, often associated with Symbolism, explored themes of nature, mysticism, and the intersection of Eastern and Western aesthetics. Biografía ↓Más ↓

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Hokku 16

Are the fallen stars Returning up the sky?- The dews on the grass.

Hokku 20

"Let day pass, "Let night break," — So the frogs sing morning and eve.

Hokku 22

Truth, like moon of day and night, Ever perfect, all silent and gold. Shed thy light over sorrow. Make me regain my rest and song.

Hokku 24

Oh, my own self in the barge Laden with the memory of mists, Gliding down by the life-grey stream.

Hokku 25

I, a moth with no sense of the day, Dare not fly, Lest the silence be marred.

Hokku 27

The silence-leaves fallen from Life, Older than dream or pain, — Are they my passing ghost?

Hokku 28

"Ghost of my soul," I shout, "That cries only to curse me?" Tip, tip, tip . . . thus the rain falls.

Hokku 30

Bits of song . . . what else? I, a rider of the stream, Lone between the clouds.

Biografía

Yone Noguchi was a Japanese poet, essayist, and literary critic born in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture. He moved to the United States in 1893 and began publishing English-language poetry collections such as "Seen & Unseen" and "The Voice of the Valley" in 1897. His work often combined Symbolist techniques with imagery drawn from Japanese tradition, addressing themes of nature, spirituality, and cultural exchange. Noguchi corresponded with Western literary figures including W.B. Yeats and Ezra Pound, contributing to early modernist dialogues between Japan and the West. He returned to Japan in 1904 and became a professor at Keio University, where he continued to write in both languages. His writings on Japanese poetry helped introduce haiku and other forms to Western audiences. Noguchi was also the father of the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. His literary career bridged two cultures and left a lasting impact on cross-cultural modernism.

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