Visual Poetry of Japan

<p><em>Visual Poetry of Japan: 1684-2023</em> collects a multitude of Japanese poetic aesthetic and visual expressive forms into an overview of works spanning more than 300 years. From visual translations of Bash? to Taish?-era textual manipulation of characters to Yamamoto Kansuke's lexical verse and surreal photography to John Solt's postcard art this curated set of haiku calligrams collages concrete poems and other works offers extraordinary visions to the eye mind and heart.</p><p>Editor Taylor Mignon's previous books include <em>VOU: Visual Poetry Tokio 1958-1978</em> (Isobar Press 2021) and <em>Bearded Cones & Pleasure Blades: The Collected Poems of Torii Sh?z?</em> (highmoonoon 2013).</p><p><br></p>