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Meguro River Dance Song and Love Song
Lyricist: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2024-03-23Full English translation available
An introduction and lyrics connect the Meguro River, popular dance songs and stories of love, with notes on the project’s collaborators.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, March 2024
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2024-03-17Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A March tanka meeting record opens with national parks and the preservation of nature, then explores the use of time within a short poem.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Autumn, October 2023
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2024-01-29Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
An October tanka meeting record reflects on the centenary of the planetarium and the effects of unexpected turns in a poem.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Autumn, September 2023
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2024-01-27Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A September tanka meeting record remembers the Great Kanto Earthquake and its aftermath, then considers how poems draw on other works.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Summer, July 2023
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2024-01-25Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A July tanka meeting record moves from reflections on artistic swimming to summer greetings, seasonal experience and the changing natural world.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Winter, January 2024
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2024-01-21Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A January tanka record opens with the Noto earthquake and Haneda collision, and reflects on the value of ordinary days and kindness.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Summer, June 2023
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2023-08-23Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A June tanka meeting record reflects on the language of extreme heat and discusses poems of remembrance and everyday observation.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, May 2023
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2023-08-22Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A May tanka meeting record considers changing attitudes to the pandemic and the importance of reading a poem’s clues carefully.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, April 2023
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2023-08-21Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
An April gathering in Kinugasa combines tanka discussion with reflections on the Buddha’s birthday and a local historical walk.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, March 2023
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2023-03-18Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A March 2023 poetry gathering considers spring scenes and domestic memories, including poems that recall affection through everyday household practices.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Winter, February 2023
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2023-02-25Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A February 2023 gathering discusses the seasonal name Kisaragi and the individual voices found in poems about recognition and daily life.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Winter, January 2023
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2023-01-28Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A January 2023 gathering brings winter coastal scenery together with family customs and discussion of unexpected poetic perspectives.