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Romantic Poetry Forum: Summer, July 2022
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2022-07-16Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
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
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2022-05-22Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A May 2022 gathering finds poetic subjects in birds, fruit and fallen petals, with discussion of natural expression and closely observed detail.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, April 2022
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2022-04-20Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
An April 2022 gathering discusses poems prompted by music, the memory of a friend and a grandchild’s first independent train journey.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, March 2022
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2022-03-20Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A March 2022 gathering links seasonal blossoms with personal remembrance and considers how conversational language can work within tanka.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Winter, February 2022
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2022-02-20Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A February 2022 gathering considers the seasonal transition from snow to rain, energetic older people and the preservation of memories of the Showa era.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Winter, January 2022
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2022-01-31Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A January 2022 gathering brings together New Year poems, reunion and hometown memories, with discussion of sound and expression in verse.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Autumn, November 2021
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2021-11-27Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A November 2021 gathering considers newly prominent words and the value of fresh phrasing in poems drawn from everyday observation.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Autumn, October 2021
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2021-10-16Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
An October 2021 gathering connects autumn reading with poetry composition and memories of school reunions during the pandemic.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Summer, July 2021
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2021-07-17Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
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
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2021-06-19Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
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
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2021-05-08Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
An April 2021 gathering considers the many Japanese names for spring rain and poems shaped by weather, observation and renewed attendance during the pandemic.
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Romantic Poetry Forum: Spring, March 2021
Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: 2021-04-09Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese
A March 2021 account brings together a poetry gathering, cherry-blossom viewing and a walk through local historical sites, with photographs of the outing.