Writers in Kyoto

Archives: 2020

Spiritual Journey to Kyoto

  • By Robert Weis
Photos and description of a modern day pilgrimage.

Introducing Yuki Yamauchi

  • By Yuki Yamauchi
Introduction to a translator of English and Irish literature and part-time event writer for The Japan Times.

Introducing Hans Brinckmann

  • By Hans Brinckmann
An introduction to both the man and his publications.

Hōjōki – a Personal Response

  • By Chad Kohalyk
On reading a new translation of Hōjōki by Matthew Stavros.

Hōjōki talk (Stavros)

  • By Jann Williams
A report on the Zoom talk by Matthew Stavros.

Book Review: Kyoto: A Literary Guide, edited by John Dougill

  • By John Dougill
Dougill presents a new work that he edited that takes the reader on a literary journey through 12 centuries of Kyoto.

Introducing Edward Levinson

  • By Edward Levinson
A photographer and writer who came to Japan at the end of the 1970s.

Today: Ten Tanka

  • By William Altoft
Tanka written on the Bristol harbourside.

Kyoto Journal update Dec. 2020

  • By Ken Rodgers
Kyoto Journal announcement with content description.

Book Review: Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan, by Alex Kerr

  • By Preston Keido Houser
An energizing read on the Heart Sutra is reviewed.

The Witches Play Macbeth

  • By Marianne Kimura
What the witches were up to.

Book launches at Home with Malcolm Ledger

  • By Felicity Tillack
Celebratory event with author presentations.

Writers in Kyoto Present the Sixth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition

  • By WiK
Announcement and information on the WiK writing competition.

Essential Work

  • By Lisa Twaronite Sone
A short story on customer service and a cash drawer that always balances.

The Wind’s Word

  • By James Woodham
Poetry and photos from Lake Biwa.

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