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Romantic Poetry Forum: Autumn, October 2023
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
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
A July tanka meeting record moves from reflections on artistic swimming to summer greetings, seasonal experience and the changing natural world.
- Poetry & creative work
Seishu Hamano: Recent Romantic Tanka
A collection of tanka from 2021–2023 returns to parents, home, ageing, illness and the passing of friends.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Summer, June 2023
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
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
An April gathering in Kinugasa combines tanka discussion with reflections on the Buddha’s birthday and a local historical walk.
- Poetry & creative work
Living Shoes
A pair of secondhand hiking boots at a shrine market draws the speaker into thoughts of their former owner, family and a life still to be lived.
- 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
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
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.
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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.