The anthology, prepared by the famous orientalist and translator of Japanese poetry Alexander Dolin, includes classical works of famous poets of the VII-XVI centuries .. : Kakinomoto Hitomaro, Yamabe Akahito, Ariwara Narihira, Sugawara Mitizane, Ono-no Komati, Ki-no Tsurayuki, Sosei, Henjo, Fujiwara-no Teika, Saigyo, Dogena, etc. , constituting the gold fund of Japanese and world literature. The collection includes songs of waka (tank and thka), samples of lyrical and didactic poetry of kanxi and "strung stanzas" of rang, as well as Zen poetry, in which the subtlety of the artistic worldview is combined with the philosophical depth of incessant self-knowledge. The book recreates the historical panorama of poetry of the Japanese Middle Ages in all its genre and stylistic diversity and introduces the reader to many names previously unknown in our country. The publication is provided with an introductory article and notes. PDF A4 saved publishing design.