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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