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- 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.
- Research
Popular Song Studies, No. 1: Shanghai-gaeri no Lil
A study of “Shanghai-gaeri no Lil”, published as a Japanese PDF and accompanied by the recording embedded in the original article.
- Research
Popular Song Studies, No. 2: Yogiri no Blues
A study of “Yogiri no Blues”, published as a Japanese PDF and accompanied by the recording embedded in the original article.
- Research
Preface: The Weight and Poignancy of Popular Song Research
A preface published by the Academia, with the complete Japanese text in the original PDF.
- Collections
Romantic Poetry Forum: Autumn, November 2022
A November 2022 gathering places anxiety about war alongside poems of family care, memory and everyday reassurance.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Autumn, October 2022
An October 2022 gathering considers changing names for public holidays and the expressive possibilities of sounds and word choices in tanka.
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Poems Composed at Misaki Harbour
Poems and commentary recall a boat outing at Misaki Harbour associated with Kitahara Hakushu, exploring coastal scenery, memory and parting.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Autumn, September 2022
A September 2022 gathering observes the approach of a typhoon and the changing sounds of the seasons while discussing poems about family life and changing times.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Summer, June 2022
A June 2022 gathering reflects on returning crowds, an absent friend’s garden and the effect of spacing and pauses in a poem.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Summer, July 2022
A July 2022 gathering considers the early end of the rainy season, daily habits and the possibilities of wordplay in tanka.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, May 2022
A May 2022 gathering finds poetic subjects in birds, fruit and fallen petals, with discussion of natural expression and closely observed detail.