“I sing the song of my heartstrings, alone in the eternal muteness, in the face of God.””
Quotes by Yone Noguchi
“Ask us not whether we are right or wrong, happy or sad, sane or mad.””
“I . . . hurried to the city library to find out the true age of Chicago. City library! After all, it cannot be anything but Chicagoesque. His is the richest library, no doubt, as everything in Chicago is great in size and wealth. Its million books are filling all the shelves, as the dry goods fill the big stores. Oh, librarian, you furnished me a very good dinner, even ice cream, but”
The Story Of Yone Noguchi: Told By Himself
“Out of the deep and the dark, A sparkling mystery, a shape, Something perfect, Comes like the stir of the day: One whose breath is an odour, Whose eyes show the road to stars, The breeze in his face, The glory of Heaven on his back. He steps like a vision hung in air, Diffusing the passion of Eternity; His abode is the sunlight of morn, The music of eve his speech: In his sight, One shall turn from the dust of the grave, And move upward to the woodland.””
“Oh Lord, is it the reflection of my heart on fire?Is it, my Lord, the rain carrying tragedy from the Heavens?””
Selected Poems of Yone Noguchi
Yone Noguchi
Yone Noguchi was a Japanese poet and novelist who played a pivotal role in introducing Japanese literature to the Western world during the early 20th century. Born in the late 19th century in the Kuma...