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Ginsberg Meets Sakaki

Since the end of World War 2, Nanao Sakaki has lived the life of a wandering poet-storyteller in the tradition of Saigyo, Basho, Ryoken and Ikkyu. His poems are an elegant mixture of taut language vigorously sourced in both classical Asian literature and a fresh and startling vernacular.

Sakaki's gift for clarity and zen outlook produce poems of power and humor, charged with his sensual vision of experiencing this sacred and mysterious planet. An uplifting international meeting of Allen Ginsberg and Japan's Nanao Sakaki, and his book Break the Mirror.

The buoyant Ginsberg savors each minute, volunteering helpful translations at every turn..

The Gas Station 1988, 40 min   Ginsberg/Sakaki reading