Contemporary Poetry Hanatsubaki Award げんだいしはなつばきしょう
Edition 3 (1985)
Literary awardPoetry collectionContemporary poetry
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1 peopleA poetry collection by Shuntaro Tanikawa. Across thirty-six poems, it moves lightly between everyday language and verbal play, portraying the humor of a world whose meanings never settle completely and the occasional unease that enters it.
A poetry collection in which the sound of words and nonsense make everyday life look slightly different.
81 pages
wordplaynonsenseeveryday lifesound patternsabsurdity