Anthology of modern Japanese poetry / translated & compiled by Edith Marcombe Shiffert & Yūki Sawa.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191) and index.

Japan's modern poetry ranks with the best of world literature. The state of Japanese poetry in the twentieth century, its high quality and individuality, is clearly shown in this book. The introduction gives us a brief, lucid history of poetry in Japan, with the emphasis on modern poetry. The body of the book is taken up with the translation of the work of forty-nine widely acclaimed poets: free-verse poets, tanka poets, and haiku poets. At the back are notes giving illuminating biographical and literary information about each poet. -- From publisher's description

Free verse -- Tanka -- Haiko.

Preface -- Introduction. The evolvement of modern Japanese poetry -- Tanka and Haiku -- On translation -- Free verse. Kōtarō Takamura ; Sakutarō Hagiwara ; Saisei Murō ; Kihachi Ozaki ; Mitsuharu Kaneko ; Shigeji Tsuboi ; Yoshiaki Sasazawa ; Shinjirō Kurahara ; Tatsuji Miyoshi ; Fuyuhiko Kitagaw ; Shirō Murano ; Shinkichi Takahashi ; Iku Takenaka ; Sei Itō ; Shizuo Itō ; Jun Takami ; Tsunao Aida ; Minoru Yoshioka ; Saburō Kuroda ; Hitoshi Anzai ; Masao Nakagiri ; Nobuo Ayukawa ; Ryūichi Tamura ; Tarō Yamamoto ; Shuntarō Tanikawa ; Makoto Ōoka ; Atsuhiro Sawai -- Tanka. Mizuho Ōta ; Yaichi Aizu ; Mokichi SaitōKenkichi Nakamura ; Bummei Tsuchiya ; Mikiko Nakagawa ; Fumi Saitō ; Taeko Takaori ; Kuniyo Takayasu -- Haiko. Hekigodō Kawahigashi ; Kyoshi Takahama ; Seisensui Ogiwara ; Dakotsu Iido ; Shūōshi Mizuhara ; Sujū Takano ; Takako Hashimoto ; Sanki Saitō ; Seishi Yamaguchi ; Kusatao Nakamura ; Hakyō Ishida ; Kiyoko Tusuda ; Shigenobu Takayanagi -- Biographical notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index of poets.

Deep river [Dīpu ribā 深い河] / Endō Shūsaku 遠藤周作, trans. Van C. Gessel

The case of Isobe -- The informational meeting -- The case of Mitsuko -- The case of Numada -- The case of Kiguchi -- The city by the river -- Goddesses -- In search of what was lost -- The river -- The case of Ōtsu -- Surely he hath borne our griefs -- Rebirth -- He hath no form nor comeliness.

Gendaibun kenkyū 現代文研究 / Yoshida Seiichi 吉田精一, Seki Ryōichi 関良一 著

Harvest son : planting roots in American soil / David Mas Masumoto

Nihonkai monogatari: Sekai chizu kara no tabi 日本海ものがたり：世界地図からの旅 / Nakano Miyoko 中野美代子

Includes bibliographical references.

World within walls / Donlad Keene

A History of Japanese Literature Volume 2

Includes bibliographical references and index.