Japanese Tanka Poet

Famous quotes containing the words japanese and/or poet:

    “No human being can tell what the Russians are going to do next, and I think the Japanese actions will depend much on what Russia decides to do both in Europe and the Far East—especially in Europe.”
    —Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)

    “The pure work implies the disappearance of the poet as speaker, who hands over to the words.”
    —Stéphane Mallarmé (1842–1898)