At 95, He’s the World’s Oldest Speedskater. He’s Gunning for 100.
Iichi Marumo started competing in his late 80s, after a life spent farming, publishing poetry and volunteering to fly in a ...
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From Okachimachi to Nippori: Bustling Business and Quiet Times Along the Yamanote’s Northeastern Stretch
Many job seekers, teenagers just out of junior high school, were labeled kin no tamago ... It is inscribed with a tanka poem by Ishikawa Takuboku that reads, “I miss the accent of my hometown ...
Illiterate Japanese man sentenced to death may have been innocent
Caste systems are enduringly embedded in many countries, and history shows you can outlaw these cruel arrangements but they ...
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Diploma theses/MA theses
Klotz, Petra. Suffering as a theme in Alice Walker's short stories "To hell with dying," "Strong horse tea," and "Everyday use", 2010. (Grabher) ...
A Springfield school librarian reads kids a poem a week. It inspired a book.
Angela Knight, library media specialist at Harrison Elementary, wrote the forward for the new book. She was also awarded SPS ...
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VOX POPULI: A tanka poet and doctor, Takashi Okai lived a remarkable life
He served as a judge for the annual “Utakai Hajime,” or the Imperial New Year’s Poetry Reading ceremony, and as a tanka adviser for the imperial family. His grand resume belies his checkered ...
Portland student named Oregon's Poetry Out Loud champion
Grant High School junior Bena Rodecap wins Oregon's Poetry Out Loud championship and will compete nationally in Washington, D ...
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Starkweather student selected as finalist in statewide Poetry Out Loud competition
Sawyer Wilhelmi (second from right), a junior at Starkweather High School, is pictured as the third-place finalist in the 2025 Poetry Out Loud State Championship held recently in Bismarck.