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  • Essays

    Introduction to Psychotherapy, Part 1

    Author: Seishu HamanoOriginally published: Full English translation available

    The author recalls experiences in Philadelphia and sets out personal views on psychology, psychoanalysis and the way therapists respond to people in distress.

  • Essays

    A Plea for Yamakawa Tomiko

    Author: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese

    An essay prompted by a visit to Obama reflects on Yamakawa Tomiko’s life and poetry and calls for greater recognition of her connection with Japan Women’s University.

  • Essays

    Misaki Hakushu Society, Part 1

    Author: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese

    An account of a visit to the Misaki Hakushu Society reflects on Jogashima no Ame, memories of hearing it sung and the friendships sustained by poetry.

  • Essays

    Many Thanks, Mr. Nishino

    Author: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Japanese with parallel English

    The opening part of a tribute to a former teacher introduces his wartime records and places personal memories of schooling within a broader account of Japan’s modern history.

  • Essays

    Many Thanks, Mr. Nishino (Middle)

    Author: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Japanese with parallel English

    The second part of the tribute examines the teacher’s training-college years and student mobilisation, connecting his wartime records with the wider course of the Pacific War.

  • Essays

    Many Thanks, Mr. Nishino (Concl.)

    Author: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese

    The concluding tribute returns to the teacher’s wartime notes, postwar disorientation and the lasting influence of his teaching, alongside reflections on hometown and poetry.

  • Essays

    Narayama and Kitami Shihoko

    Author: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese

    An essay visits Narayama through Kitami Shihoko’s poem and considers the longing, conflict and sense of place that a love song can convey.

  • Essays

    Midaregami and Hoshino Tetsuro

    Author: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese

    An essay reflects on Midaregami, the craft of its lyricist Hoshino Tetsuro and memories of personal conversations, accompanied by recordings.

  • Poetry & creative work

    Reflections on Kojo no Tsuki

    Author: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese

    The opening essay in a song series responds to Kojo no Tsuki through its images of ruined castles, changing fortunes and the passage of time.

  • Poetry & creative work

    Recent Tanka, 11

    Author: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Full English translation available

    A collection pairs poems received from another poet with responses, then turns to hometown ties, writing, mortality and the memory of Kitahara Hakushu.

  • Poetry & creative work

    Recent Tanka, 10

    Author: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Full English translation available

    Tanka on ageing, familiar possessions and family memory appear alongside responses to Ishikawa Takuboku’s poems of illness and hometown longing.