Discovering open mic poetry About fifteen years ago, I read a short poem in public at an event hosted by Mahendra Kutare, ...

The writer recommends four books about the nuances of family life.

Depending on how you look at things and your level of interest, as one delves into the various aspects of history you find that not every piece of it is overly revelatory. Oftentimes, the minutiae of ...

Yoshie Kyomen OBITUARY Yoshie Kyomen, 90, of Buena Park, California, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2025, at home, surrounded by family and her beloved pets. She dedicated her life to caring for ...

Matsumoto’s grandparents’ tanka poetry, Aratani said, was an outlet for them to document their emotions amid the harsh desolation of incarceration camps. “While being incarcerated in the camp, ...

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New Year poetry ceremony held at Japan’s Imperial Palace; Princess Aiko debuts poem on ‘dreams’ The event also featured poems by other members of the Imperial family and 10 by members of the public ...

“Yume” (dream) was this year’s theme for the tanka poems chanted at the ceremony, which included ones composed by the Emperor and the Empress as well as other members of the Imperial family.

This July 21, 2012, photo shows Donald Keene during a visit to Ishikawa Takuboku's family grave in Hakodate, Hokkaido. (Provided by the Donald Keene Memorial Foundation) TOKYO -- After a while ...

His sole source of solace lay in composing 31-syllable tanka poems in Japanese, such as this one: “The tip of my tongue feels slightly flushed/ As I finish reading a braille letter/ For the ...

With friends and family, a treat. Tanka is a Japanese poetic form that originated in the 7th century. It is a short poem with 31 syllables, divided into five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 syllables.

Welcome to a poetic exploration of restaurant cuisine! We are about to describe delicious dishes in a unique style called tanka poems. Think of it as a journey through food, where we use words to ...