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JENNY HOLZER. FOR THE GARDEN, 2015. GRANITE. POEM AUTHOR PUBLICATION Modern Japanese 1 Cherry blossoms blooming with all the strength they possess Okamoto Kanoko (1889–1939) oblige me to view them with all the strength I possess Columbia University Press, 1996 Far Beyond the Field: by Japanese Women 2 Tsuda Kiyoko (1920–2011) Heavy with honey below the belt, a bee confronts an enemy Columbia University Press, 2003 Collected Haiku of Yosa Buson (1716–1784) Yosa Buson (1716–1783) Rain falling in spring and I am sorry not to be able to write Copper Canyon Press, 2013 Collected Haiku of Yosa Buson (1716–1784) Yosa Buson (1716–1783) A stag in the rain only his antlers not melted by love Copper Canyon Press, 2013 The Four Seasons Hamada Shadō (Unknown–1737) The new-laid garden… rocks settling in harmony in soft winter rain Mount Vernon: Peter Pauper Press, 1958 The Four Seasons (1867–1902) TRAM PATH Winter moonlight casts cold tree shadows long and still… my warm one moving Mount Vernon: Peter Pauper Press, 1958

Forest of Eyes: Selected Poems of Tada Chimako One narcissus draws close to another like the only Tada Chimako (1930–2003) two adolescent boys in the universe (1930–2003) University of California Press, 2010

One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each 3 The waterfall, dried up in the distant past, makes no sound at all, Fujiwara No Kintō (966–1041) But the fame of the cascade flows on and on, can still be heard today. Columbia University Press, 2008 Forest of Eyes: Selected Poems of Tada Chimako 4 Tada Chimako (1930–2003) The young leaves all the shapes of hearts the shapes of eyes (1930–2003) University of California Press, 2010 On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho (1644–1694) Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) Peony–the bee can’t bear to part. 1985, Penguin Books Ltd. THE RICHARD & HELEN DeVOS Classic Haiku: A Master’s Selection 5 Katō Kōko (born 1931) JAPANESE GARDEN Through the branches of a tree utterly leafless the sky deepens. Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Co., 1991 Far Beyond the Field: Haiku by Japanese Women 6 Kuroda Momoko (born 1938) On my palm a blue firefly smelling of water Columbia University Press, 2003 Collected Haiku of Yosa Buson (1716–1784) 7 Yosa Buson (1716–1783) The boat has run aground as I step ashore I see violets Copper Canyon Press, 2013 On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho (1644–1694) 8 Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) Spring’s exodus–birds shriek, fish eyes blink tears. 1985, Penguin Books Ltd.

I do not consider myself worth counting, but sometimes even for me Kujō Takeko (1887–1928) Women Poets of New Directions, 1977 Main Gate heaven and earth are too small.

Cherry Blossoms/Japanese Haiku Series III Mount Vernon: 9 Iwata Ryoto (1659-1717) Someone is walking over the wooden bridge… hear the deep frog-silence Peter Pauper Press, 1960 On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho (1644–1694) Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) Come out, bat–birds, earth itself hauled off by flowers. 1985, Penguin Books Ltd. Classic Haiku: A Master’s Selection 10 Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) Calm and serene the sound of a cicada penetrates the rock. Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Co., 1991 Far Beyond the Field: Haiku by Japanese Women MAIN FACILITY 11 Mitsuhashi Takajo (1899–1972) Where the turtle has gone down, a dimple floats on the water Columbia University Press, 2003 Far Beyond the Field: Haiku by Japanese Women 12 Kaga no Chiyo (1703–1775) The butterfly behind, before, behind a woman on the road Columbia University Press, 2003 East Window: The Asian Translations 13 Anonymous Luck turns wait Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press, 1998 East Window: The Asian Translations Anonymous What is coming is uncertainty Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press, 1998