Kasa No Iratsume

Kasa no Iratsume (8th century) was a Japanese poet. She was an important female poet of her time who was a lover of another famous poet Otomo no Yakamochi.

Wisdom & Quotes

• To love someone

who does not return that love
Is like offering prayers
Back behind a starving god
Within a Buddhist temple.
- Manyo-Shu ( Collection of Ten thousand Leaves)

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