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(1916-2017) Poet. Edith Shiffert was born in Toronto, Canada, and died in Kyoto, Japan. As a child, she lived for a time in Rochester, New York.

Full Name

Edith Shiffert

Locations

Monroe

Author's Timeline


Unknown

RESIDENCE

As a child, Ms. Shiffert lived for a time in Rochester, New York.

1916

BIRTH

Edith Marion Marcombe was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 9, 1916.

1961

LITWORK

In Open Woods
Alan Swalllow

Poetry.

1964

LITWORK

For A Return To Kona
Alan Swallow

Poetry.

1971

LITWORK

The Kyoto Years
Kyoto Seika Junior College Press

Poetry.

1972

LITWORK

Anthology Of Modern Japanese Poetry
Charles E. Tuttle Publishing

Poetry compiled and translated by Ms. Shiffert and Yuki Sawa.

1978

LITWORK

Haiku Master Buson
Heian International; 2nd edition
0893460125 / 978-0893460129
Poetry written by Yosa Buson and compiled and translated by Ms. Shiffert and Uuki Sawa.

1989

LITWORK

Kyoto Dwelling: Poems
Charles E. Tuttle Publishing
0804815283 / 978-0804815284
Poetry.

1991

LITWORK

Forest House With Cat
Unio Corporation

Poetry.

1995

LITWORK

New and Selected Poems of Edith Shiffert
White Pine Press
093483413X / 978-0934834131
Poetry.

1997

LITWORK

The Light Comes Slowly
Katsura Press
0963855166 / 978-0963855169
Poetry.

2005

LITWORK

Pathways
White Pine Press
1893996379 / 978-1893996373
Poetry.

2017

DEATH

Edith Shiffert died in Kyoto, Japan, on March 1, 2017.

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