Writers in Kyoto

Category: Poetry

Three haiku

New poetry from Stephen Benfey

Two Poems by Irina Moga

Works by a Canadian writer who fell in love with Kyoto while visiting Japan

A Poem and a Translation

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

Haiku from a Tiny Fishing Village

Three poems.

Workshop for the Poetry Curious

A report on a workshop led by Nathan Mader.

Lady of the Wild Things

Taylor Mignon shares a work dedicated to the late poet Shiraishi Kazuko.

Tilt

A contemplative poem about neither this nor that.

The Paradox of Nostalgia

Translating senryū poetry, Mike Freiling muses on the ability of nostalgia to transform our view of past experiences.

Five Autumn Tanka

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

SPA-WORLD OSAKA

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

Five Elements 45 Years

Edward Levinson offers odes to the elements and planet.

Poems by Nathan Mader

Three evocative poems from a Canadian poet

Visual Art and Poetry by Pamela Asai

Haiku-inspired verse and visual works by an Australian in Arashiyama.

Nathan Mader Launches Poetry Collection, “The Endless Animal”

Report on an event held in Kyoto

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

A series of seasonal haiku verses

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

Review of a collection of free verse poetry and photographs mainly of bonsai trees.

The Way The Wind

A striking combination of poems and photography.

Three Kyoto Photo Haiku

Three Kyoto haiku with photos.

Five Cooling Tanka

Respite from the summer heat is offered.

Words and Music: Reflections

Writing and reflections on listening and life.

Prayer –From tears to smiles—

Haiku and photos through the seasons.

Shinrin yoku poetry

A selection of poems on forest bathing.

Geisha limericks

Geisha and maiko poetry.

Spider Walks the Air

Beautiful photos and poems on Lake Biwa.