Introduction to Japanese Court Poetry

First Chapter, 'Courtly and Human Values' from Earll Roy Miner's classic Introduction to Japanese Court Poetry

Saigyo

from Wikipedia

Sanka: Saigyo's Mountain Home: 15 Saigyo translations by Burton Watson

Saigyo Spiritual Journey

Complete 15 page Introduction to Burton Watson's 'Poems of a Mountain Home'

"The Life and Times of Saigyo: first 27 pages of awesome introduction from William LaFleur's 'Awesome Nightfall"

Narihara and Komachi

Narihara and Komachi from Stephen Carter's 'Traditional Japanese Poetry'