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Tree Spirits Grass Spirits

Paperback • 2023 • English

Tree Spirits Grass Spirits

By Hiromi Ito

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About the book

A collected series of intertwined poetic essays written by acclaimed Japanese poet Hiromi Ito--part nature writing, part travelogue, part existential philosophy. Written between April 2012 and November 2013, Tree Spirits Grass Spirits adopts a non-linear narrative flow that mimics the growth of plants, and can be read as a companion piece to Ito's beloved poem "Wild Grass on the Riverbank". Rather than the vertiginously violent poetics of the latter, Tree Spirits Grass Spirits serves as what we ...Show more

Literary essays
Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world
Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration

Book details

ISBN

9781643621920

Publisher

Nightboat Books

Published year

2023

Language

English

Original title

Tree Spirits Grass Spirits

Format

Paperback

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