"Kamo no Mabuchi (1697-1769), perhaps the finest waka poet of the period, proclaimed 'sincerity' (makoto) to be his poetic ideal, following the Manyoshu; but, because he chose to express his feelings in a language a thousand years old, his poems often seem tepid even when the occasion demands powerful, direct expression." --Donald Keene, World Within Walls (1976)

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"Should one think “Ron” as in “Jess,” the undersung genius collagist, or “Ron” as in “Dion,” the minor indefatigable rock-moppet?" --Hotel Point