SaigyÅ
Saigyo (1118-1190) is one of the most well-known and influential of the traditional Japanese poets. He not only helped give new vitality and direction to the old conventions of court poetry, but created works that, because of their depth of feeling, continue to attract readers to the present day.
Poetry,Cultural,Japan,Asian Literature,Japanese Literature,Classics,Literature,Religion,Buddhism
Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home