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A Note
by Hideo Yokokawa
in memory of Ishikawa Nobuo
 

The book of tanka “Taihakkoh” (which means the thick white light) by Ishikawa Nobuo was published in 1954, and the copies of this self-publication were only fifty (50).

This book has been sleeping without any attention for a quarter century, but in 1973, the reprinted edition was published by his younger sister, the sale of which  was not so much successful, however.

Around that tine, I began to write poems in my own way, and I have been deeply indulged in this book as well as Ozaki Hosai’s.

I am now loosing my eyesight and I estimate the loss will be in a couple of years or so. Under such situation of my privacy, I have decided to send their works towards the future of the world.

Again, I roll the dice right here in Poetry Plaza, far apart from any reputations.

(August15, 2014)
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