A review by tarioronar
The Poems of Nakahara Chuya by Chūya Nakahara

3.0

Like probably most people, I picked this up because of Bungo Stray Dogs. I can't help but think this is probably a very poor translation of his work, and done by someone who doesn't know how to write poetry. "he created lyrics renowned for their songlike eloquence, their personal imagery and their poignant charm.". This book certainly did not achieve that. Most of the poetry is ugly, clipped and disjointed. More beautiful versions of his more famous poems can be found online with a simple Google search.