Writers in Kyoto

Category: Poetry

Two Poems by Irina Moga

  • By Irina Moga
Works by a Canadian writer who fell in love with Kyoto while visiting Japan

A Poem and a Translation

  • By Stephen Dodd
New member Stephen Dodd has shared both a poem and a translation.

Haiku from a Tiny Fishing Village 

  • By Stephen Benfey
Three poems.

Workshop for the Poetry Curious

  • By David Eunice
A report on a workshop led by Nathan Mader.

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.

Five Autumn Tanka

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

SPA-WORLD OSAKA

  • By Nathan Mader
From Nathan Mader, poetry in the world of a super sento.

Five Elements 45 Years 

  • By Edward Levinson
Edward Levinson offers odes to the elements and planet.

Poems by Nathan Mader

  • By Nathan Mader
Three evocative poems from a Canadian poet

Visual Art and Poetry by Pamela Asai

  • By Pamela Asai
Haiku-inspired verse and visual works by an Australian in Arashiyama.

Nathan Mader Launches Poetry Collection, “The Endless Animal”

  • By Kirsty Kawano
Report on an event held in Kyoto

USA Prize – John Savoie (Ninth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
A series of seasonal haiku verses

Book Review: A Tiny Nature: Recollections of Poems and Trees, by Robert Weis

  • By Rebecca Otowa
Review of a collection of free verse poetry and photographs mainly of bonsai trees.

The Way The Wind

  • By James Woodham
A striking combination of poems and photography.

Three Kyoto Photo Haiku

  • By John Dougill
Three Kyoto haiku with photos.

Five Cooling Tanka

  • By Lea Millay
Respite from the summer heat is offered.

Words and Music: Reflections

  • By Ken Rodgers
Writing and reflections on listening and life.

Prayer –From tears to smiles—

  • By Mayumi Kawaharada
Haiku and photos through the seasons.

Shinrin yoku poetry

  • By John Dougill
A selection of poems on forest bathing.

Geisha limericks

  • By WiK Admin
Geisha and maiko poetry.

Spider Walks the Air

  • By James Woodham
Beautiful photos and poems on Lake Biwa.

Three Poems

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

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