Writers in Kyoto

Archives: 2022

An unexpected encounter in the cosmos of Kyoto

  • By Kirsty Kawano
Kawano describes a meeting with a smiling butt-scratching nutria.

Three Poems

  • By Robert Weis
An excerpt from the poetry book Rêves d’un mangeur de kakis.

Rock Band Queen and Kyoto

  • By Yuki Yamauchi
When Queen came to Kyoto.

The dharma of natural laws

  • By Preston Keido Houser
A poem on Zen sermons.

The Back Way to Kiyomizu-dera

  • By Steve Alpert
An ode to Kiyomizu and a different way to reaching it.

BORN ABROAD, WRITING IN JAPAN: A Bilingual Live/Zoom Streamed Event in Shizuoka University

  • By Rebecca Otowa
A report on an event with three writers living in Japan.

Writers in Kyoto Present the Eighth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition

  • By WiK
A call for entries.

Enter the Ink

  • By Elaine Lies
A story of a tattoo that will have you on the edge of your seat.

The Story of Jisshinbō Renshō (実信房蓮生 – Clan Head, Priest, Poet

  • By Nicholas Teele
History and poetry related to two temples in Kyoto.

A Murder on Teramachi Street

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
An excerpt from an upcoming cozy mystery set on Teramachi Street.

Foreign women writers give alternative view of Japan

  • By Stephen Mansfield
A link to an article for Asia Nikkei which serves as a comprehensive overview of the works and lives of foreign women writers in Japan, both past and present.

Book Announcement: This Very Moment—A new book of Miksang contemplative photographs

  • By John Einarsen
The author describes his book which is the first photography book to introduce the Miksang approach in Japan.

Soul Family

  • By Marianne Kimura
A reflection on what has past and what is to come.

Seventh Writing Competition Results: Kyoto City Mayoral Prize

  • By Maria Danuco
The preservation of traditional structures and the unfortunate trend of replacing history with concrete.

A Lie I Don’t Regret

  • By Lisa Twaronite Sone
A lie told at a nursing home.

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