詩集 老世紀界隈で
A poetry collection that looks closely at aging and familiar landscapes. The late-life gaze quietly reconnects memories of the passing century, the atmosphere of town, and bodily feeling.
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Work Information
A poet standing in the neighborhood of old age gathers the light and shade of passing time.
A poetry collection by Shinkichi Ito published by Shueisha. Through the sensibility of the poet's later years, aging, memory, and the atmosphere of place overlap, rendering the end of the twentieth century as bodily experience.
Review Summaries
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The appeal lies in the concision of a late-career poet and a voice that carries the depth of time. Rather than large events, the book asks readers to notice the atmosphere around aging.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 集英社
- Published
- 2001-11-05
- Pages
- 128 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784087745634
- ISBN-10
- 4087745635
- Price
- 560 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
94歳で現役であり続けた詩人の若々しく鋭敏な時代感覚が張りめぐらされた詩集。世相や歴史への生き生きとした批評と諧謔とユウモアにあふれ、波瀾の時代を生きた詩人の思想と気骨が、重い手応えをのこす。第17回詩歌文学館賞(現代詩部門)受賞作。