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47 items
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Summer, July 2021
A July 2021 gathering reflects on language shaped by the pandemic and discusses poems about bereavement, travel and masked commuters.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Summer, June 2021
A June 2021 gathering reflects on words for the rainy season and discusses tanka in relation to everyday experience and memories of war and peace.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, April 2021
An April 2021 gathering considers the many Japanese names for spring rain and poems shaped by weather, observation and renewed attendance during the pandemic.
- Essays
Wakare no Ipponsugi and the Hometown in the Heart
An essay examines song lyrics and memory through Wakare no Ipponsugi, considering how a song can evoke an inner hometown; recordings accompany the discussion.
- Collections
Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, March 2021
A March 2021 account brings together a poetry gathering, cherry-blossom viewing and a walk through local historical sites, with photographs of the outing.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Winter, February 2021
A February 2021 gathering explores the movement toward spring through poems about family, a grandchild’s calligraphy and memories of daily walks with a dog.
- Essays
The Izumi School Kyogen Performance
A report on a January 2021 performance at Kanda Myojin discusses the transmission of kyogen tradition and a new Amabie-themed work, accompanied by photographs.
- Collections
Miura Tanka Society: January 2021
An account of a January 2021 gathering introduces the Miura Tanka Society and discusses poems of the New Year, family and daily life during the pandemic.
- Poetry & creative work
Tanka Drafts: Parks, Memory and the Pandemic
A set of tanka with brief prose introductions finds subjects in a park, an old tree, a crow, the scent of jasmine and a sports ground closed during the pandemic.
- Poetry & creative work
Tanka Drafts: A Journey through Shonai
Tanka and prose recall a visit to Shonai’s coastal Buddhist images and sacred mountains, followed by reflections on friendship, belonging and the value of writing poetry.
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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.