The Poems of Nakahara Chuya

<p>Born in 1907 Nakahara Chuya was one of the most gifted and<br/>colourful of Japan’s early modern poets. A bohemian romantic,<br/>his death at the early age of thirty, coupled with the delicacy of his<br/>imagery, have led to him being compared to the greatest of French symbolist poets.</p><p>Since the Second World War Nakahara’s stature has risen, and his<br/>poetry is now ranked among the finest Japanese verse of the 20th<br/>century. Influenced by both Symbolism and Dada, he created<br/>lyrics renowned for their songlike eloquence, their personal<br/>imagery and their poignant charm.<br/><br/>This selection of poems from throughout Nakahara’s creative life<br/>includes collected and uncollected work and draws on recent<br/>scholarship to give a full account of this extraordinary figure.</p>