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105 items
- Essays
Songs of Heartbreak: Noriko Awaya and Jun Hayama
An essay reflects on the emotional delivery of songs of parting, combining memories of Noriko Awaya with observations of Jun Hayama’s performances.
- Collections
Romantic Poetry Forum: Summer, June 2024
A June tanka meeting record reflects on new banknotes and discusses poems about clothing, daily routines and the loss of a beloved dog.
- Essays
Koga Melodies and Romantic Poetry, Part 2
An essay on Life’s Tree-Lined Road interprets its separated siblings through poverty, migration and the relationship between lyricist and composer.
- Collections
Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, May 2024
A May tanka meeting record reflects on the value of words and discusses poems about fresh vegetables, family scenes and food.
- Collections
Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, April 2024
An April tanka meeting record links late cherry blossoms and school entrances with poems about sumo, children and the use of personal names in poetry.
- Essays
Three Reflections on the Bedchamber
An essay examines the bedchamber as a setting for longing, calculation and self-reflection, beginning with the mother of Michitsuna and The Kagero Diary.
- Essays
Romantic Literature and the Inner Life
An essay contrasts literary depictions of social conditions with the intimate experiences of family, memory and spiritual life.
- 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
Jun Kawada’s Manchurian Travels and My Poems of Life
Reading Jun Kawada’s Kasasagi prompts new tanka, poetic responses and reflections on travel, history and personal experience.
- Collections
Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, March 2024
A March tanka meeting record opens with national parks and the preservation of nature, then explores the use of time within a short poem.
- 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
Ten Poems from a Hospital Bed
Ten tanka and surrounding prose recount the anxiety of an unexpected hospital admission and the search for a second opinion.