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- Essays
Reflections on Romanticism
An essay on romanticism, creativity and the power of language, including poems by Emily Dickinson in English alongside the Japanese translations retained from the original article.
- 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
Pandemics in Shakespeare’s Time
An essay written during the COVID-19 pandemic examines representations of plague, life and death in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English literature.
- Essays
Two Macbeths: Ambition and Frustration in Japan and Britain
An essay compares Shakespeare’s Macbeth with Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood to consider ambition, marriage and frustrated hopes in modern Japanese society.
- Collections
Poems of a Gathering
Tanka from several contributors evoke meetings over drinks in Yokohama and Kyoto, with poems sent from elsewhere and reflections on friendship and distance from home.