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    Romantic Poetry Forum: Winter, February 2021

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

    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.

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    Miura Tanka Society: January 2021

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

    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.

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    Miura Tanka Society: November 2020

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

    An account of a November 2020 gathering combines discussion of members’ tanka with a lecture on Yamakawa Tomiko and reflections on Kitahara Hakushu’s connection with Misaki.

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    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.

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    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.