The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan by Ono no Komachi, Mariko Aratani, Izumi Shikibu, Jane Hirshfield

The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan

Ono no Komachi, Mariko Aratani, Izumi Shikibu, Jane Hirshfield

212 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

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These translated poems were written by two ladies of the Heian court of Japan between the ninth and eleventh centuries A.D. The poems speak intimately of their authors' sexual longing, fulfillment and disillusionment.

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Moods

reflective 81%
emotional 63%
sad 45%
inspiring 22%
hopeful 13%
relaxing 13%
informative 9%
mysterious 9%
challenging 4%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%

Pace

fast 47%
medium 41%
slow 11%

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