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- Poetry & creative work
One More Straight Pitch, 2023 — Jun Hayama
Lyrics look back on the exuberance of the bubble years and resolve to find new energy rather than settle into a quiet retirement.
- Events & activity
Masao Koga 120th Birth Anniversary Concert: June Program
A June 25, 2024 concert program connects Koga melodies and other songs with the Great Depression, wartime experience and personal longing.
- Poetry & creative work
Women in Romantic Painting
A discussion of paintings of women focuses on expression, elegance and unsettling imagery, with four reproductions accompanying the text.
- Poetry & creative work
Romanticism in Ancient Sites
An introduction to four paintings of temples and historic sites, discussing their colour, atmosphere and sense of enduring history.
- Poetry & creative work
Petals
A poem follows a solitary walk beside the Meguro River, where falling cherry petals evoke lost love and words that linger.
- Poetry & creative work
The Scent of Plum Blossoms
Plum blossoms on a mountain path awaken memories of walking together, jealousy and the sadness of separation.
- Collections
Meguro River Dance Song and Love Song
An introduction and lyrics connect the Meguro River, popular dance songs and stories of love, with notes on the project’s collaborators.
- Poetry & creative work
The Vacant Lot
Memories of childhood adventures with an older brother return on the anniversary of his death, long after the vacant lot has disappeared.
- Poetry & creative work
Thinking of You
A work alternating song and spoken recitation considers empathy, mutual understanding and the wish for love to be returned.
- Poetry & creative work
Driving with You
A poem imagines protecting someone whose hidden sadness the speaker has noticed, with a night drive becoming the beginning of a romance.
- Poetry & creative work
Our Love Forever
An English love song assigns voices to female and male singers, moving from fading affection toward renewed hope. A Japanese note explains its musical inspiration.
- Poetry & creative work
Angel of Temptation
A poem gives voice to attraction, uncertainty and the desire to draw closer to an elusive lover.