Japanese Prints

John Gould Fletcher (1886 - 1950)

Japan
An old courtyard
Hidden away
In the afternoon.
Grey walks,
Mossy stones,
Copper carp swimming lazily,
And beyond,
A faint toneless hissing echo of rain
That tears at my heart.


John Gould Fletcher offers a brief history of Japanese poetry, as well as a short, yet vivid, compilation of his own Japanese-inspired poems. (summary by John N. Daily)

Genre(s): Single author

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Dedication and Preface John N. Daily
00:12:48
Play 01 Part I John N. Daily
00:07:52
Play 02 Part II John N. Daily
00:09:13
Play 03 Part III Availle
00:07:30
Play 04 Part IV Availle
00:04:53