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was found to be highly
influential by many
poets who have
promoted and
supported Origin
throughout the years,
including John Taggart,
Lorince Niedecker and
Taggart. Corman also
integrated the works
of Gary Snyder in the
second series,
specifically in issues Painting of Yashima
Japanese 2.2, 2.4 and 2.12. Noh plays incorporate
Young Zukofsky
It was very clear that Japan
In uence had a great influence on the use of masks,
music, dance and
Origin. Through Origin
After travelling around magazine, Japanese poetry drama. To learn more
about Noh theatre click
and art was presented to
the world to many individuals and subscribers here. Amongst
countries including in the West. Corman Corman’s most well
Italy, India, Egypt, explored Japanese visual known translations are
Vietnam and China, artists such as Tsutaka of Bashō, as well as
Corman decided to Waichi and Hayakawa Kusano Shimpei’s frog
accept a teaching Ikutada and poets poems, which he
position in Japan in including Kusano Shimpei, worked on with the
1958. While living in Basho, Manyoshu, Oku-no- help of his translating
Japan, he published the Hosomichi. With the help partner of 25 years,
second series with Will on Peterson, Corman also Kamaike Susumu.
Peterson in 1961 and translated many Noh plays, www.jref.com
chose to declare Kyoto such as Zeami’s Yashima ,
as the base location for which is classified as a
Origin. While in Japan, “soldier play”. In this play, a
Corman was introduced few priests visit a historic
to Louis Zukofsky, who war location called Genpei
was the first poet to be in Minamoto and while
featured in Origin’s there, they were told about
second series, the warfare by fishermen.
highlighting two of his However, later on, the ghost
poems, “A” and of Yoshitstune visits a
“(Ryokan’s scrolls)”. priest in his sleep,
Corman believed that demonstrating the details
Zukofsky was incredibly of the battle in the form of
special and a dream. Noh is a
complimented his traditional Japanese theatre
technical skills. In fact, and it’s the oldest form of
5 theatre to ever exist. Noh performance
Zukofsky’s work
