Writers in Kyoto

Lady of the Wild Things

  • by Taylor Mignon
Taylor Mignon shares a work dedicated to the late poet Shiraishi Kazuko.

Tilt

  • by Abby Deveney
A contemplative poem about neither this nor that.

The Paradox of Nostalgia

  • by Mike Freiling
Translating senryū poetry, Mike Freiling muses on the ability of nostalgia to transform our view of past experiences.

Book Review: SPIDER LILY: Six Toxic Tales from Japan, by Andrew Innes

  • by Rebecca Otowa
Rebecca Otowa reviews "SPIDER LILY: Six Toxic Tales"

An Invitation to Awareness

  • by Rebecca Otowa
Rebecca Otowa reviews “Ma: The Japanese Secret to Contemplation and Calm”

Five Autumn Tanka

  • by Lea Millay
From Lea Millay, poems inspired by an October visit to Kyoto.

Book Review: One Hundred Poems from Old Japan

  • by Rebecca Otowa
Rebecca Otowa reviews a new translation of the Hyakunin Isshu by Mike Freiling
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