The Art of Being Alone: Poems 1952–2009

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The Art of Being Alone This page intentionally left blank. tanikawa shuntarˉ o The Art of Being Alone poems 1952–2009™ translated with an introduction by takako u. lento East Asia Program Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853 The Cornell East Asia Series is published by the Cornell University East Asia Program (distinct from Cornell University Press). We publish reasonably priced books on a variety of scholarly topics relating to East Asia as a service to the academic community and the general public. Standing orders, which provide for automatic billing and shipping of each title in the series upon publication, are accepted. If after review by internal and external readers a manuscript is accepted for publication, it is published on the basis of camera-ready copy provided by the volume author. Each author is thus responsible for any necessary copy editing and for manuscript formatting. Alternative arrangements should be made with approval of the Series. Address submission inquiries to CEAS Editorial Board, East Asia Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-7601. Cover concept and book layout: Mai Number 157 in the Cornell East Asia Series.©2011 by Takako U. Lento. All rights reserved. ISSN 1050-2955 ISBN 978-1-933947-27-3 hc ISBN 978-1-933947-57-0 pb Library of Congress Control Number: 2011926202 Printed in the United States of America 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ The paper in this book meets the requirements for permanence of ISO 9706:1994. CAUTION: Except for brief quotations in a review, no part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form, without the permission in writing from the editors. Please address inquiries to Takako U. Lento in care of East Asia Program, Cornell University, 140 Uris Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-7601. This book follows Japanese practice with respect to Japanese names: family name (Tanikawa) first, given name (Shuntarō) last. This page intentionally left blank. ...