The Ink Dark Moon

Izumi Shikibu was a significant Japanese poet of the Heian period. Her work, including the collection The Ink Dark Moon, features waka poetry that often explores love and human emotion. She is remembered as a master of classical Japanese verse.

Poet Jane Hirshfield is the author of collections such as Asking, The Beauty, and The Ink Dark Moon. Her work also appears in BLOODAXE POETRY INTRODUCTIONS.