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231 items
- Poetry & creative work
You in a Landscape Yet Unseen
A poem expresses the hope of sharing an unknown future with someone whose heart appears closed.
- Poetry & creative work
The Traveller from the Deep Forest
A poem portrays a wounded, withdrawn figure through forest imagery and imagines a journey toward hope that must begin with that person’s own choice.
- Poetry & creative work
The Heart Is Weather
A poem compares changing moods to weather and considers how difficult experiences may eventually become nourishment for life.
- Poetry & creative work
The Heart Is a Lonely Traveller
An introduction to a contemporary poet brings poems together with literary commentary on loneliness, emotional experience and the impulse to write.
- Essays
Tracing the Origins of the Amago Clan of Izumo
A historical essay prepared for the society’s twenty-fifth poetry journey traces the Amago clan from Omi to Izumo and examines episodes in its struggle for survival.
- Essays
A Garden Devoted to Enduring Beauty
An essay reflects on Adachi Zenko, the Adachi Museum of Art and the resolve to create lasting beauty, connecting the garden with memories of enterprise and family.
- Poetry & creative work
A Poetic Journey through Izumo
A travel account accompanied by tanka follows a journey through Izumo’s historical sites, gardens and local encounters during the cherry-blossom season.
- Collections
Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, March 2023
A March 2023 poetry gathering considers spring scenes and domestic memories, including poems that recall affection through everyday household practices.
- Essays
Parents’ Words Are Our Eternity
An essay considers how a parent’s words and books can continue to sustain a relationship across generations and after death.
- Collections
Romantic Poetry Forum: Winter, February 2023
A February 2023 gathering discusses the seasonal name Kisaragi and the individual voices found in poems about recognition and daily life.
- Collections
Romantic Poetry Forum: Winter, January 2023
A January 2023 gathering brings winter coastal scenery together with family customs and discussion of unexpected poetic perspectives.
- Collections
Romantic Poetry Forum: Autumn, November 2022
A November 2022 gathering places anxiety about war alongside poems of family care, memory and everyday reassurance.