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- Poetry & creative work
Winding Road
A solitary motorcycle ride through Doshi recalls lessons learned from a companion and the wish to ride together again.
- Poetry & creative work
For Every Tear
A poem gathers the many kinds of tears that accompany a life, from gratitude and delight to grief and loneliness.
- Poetry & creative work
A Joke about Trauma
Wordplay turns trauma into a tiger and a horse, allowing a poem about hidden pain to imagine a more forgiving inner landscape.
- Poetry & creative work
Coffee Tasting of Tears
A solitary visit to a once-shared cafe becomes a farewell to familiar places and a hesitant beginning after separation.
- Poetry & creative work
Today Is a Special Day
A Japanese poem with an English refrain celebrates the way a relationship transforms ordinary moments into special days.
- Poetry & creative work
A Runaway Train Called Love
A final train and an unreachable destination become images of longing for someone whose world feels far away.
- Poetry & creative work
Like Cherry Blossoms, Brief Yet Blooming
Cherry blossoms frame a poem of mourning for an older brother and the recognition that remembered days cannot return.
- Essays
A New Voice in Romantic Poetry
Seishu Hamano introduces a contemporary poet through discussion and selected works, considering the relationship between suffering and poetic expression.
- Poetry & creative work
A Place for Two
A short poem celebrates a shared place of ease where ordinary paths and days become meaningful.
- Poetry & creative work
Strawberry Begonias
A visit to a matchmaking shrine and two flowers growing on a stone wall express the wish to remain beside a loved one.
- Poetry & creative work
Humiliation
A poem explores the hurt of receiving kindness from someone who does not return the speaker’s romantic feelings.
- Poetry & creative work
A Vow Not to Complain
A poem links the decision not to complain with personal responsibility, independence and the choices one makes.