Drifting Flowers of the Sea and Other Poems

Sadakichi Hartmann (1867 - 1944)

Sadakichi Hartmann was born in Nagasaki Harbor, to a German businessman and a Japanese mother. His mother died during childbirth and Sadakichi was sent to Germany to be raised. He arrived in America in 1882 and became friends with Walt Whitman. Sadakichi became an art and literary critic, wrote plays, short stories and several volumes of poetry. His poetry was heavily influenced by both the Japanese forms and Symbolist poets like Stéphane Mallarmé. - Summary by Nemo

Genre(s): Single author

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Instead of a Preface Nemo
00:02:28
Play 01 Nocturne Nemo
00:02:20
Play 02 Why Do I Love Thee? Nemo
00:00:55
Play 03 Why Do I Not Love Thee? Nemo
00:01:09
Play 04 Drifting Flowers of the Sea Nemo
00:02:04
Play 05 Immaculate Conception Nemo
00:00:58
Play 06 A Triloet Nemo
00:00:41
Play 07 Parfum Des Fleurs Nemo
00:00:46
Play 08 Twilight Hours Nemo
00:03:14
Play 09 Tanka Nemo
00:02:22
Play 10 Dawn Flowers Nemo
00:02:06
Play 11 To the ‘Flat Iron’ Nemo
00:01:52
Play 12 As The Lindens Shiver in Autumn Dreams Nemo
00:02:47
Play 13 Love by The Sea Nemo
00:04:55
Play 14 Sweet Are The Dreams on the Breeze-Blown Strand Nemo
00:02:48
Play 15 The Pirate Nemo
00:08:24