Writers in Kyoto

Category: Poetry

Three Poems

An excerpt from the poetry book Rêves d’un mangeur de kakis.

The dharma of natural laws

A poem on Zen sermons.

Seventh Writing Competition Results: Australia Prize

A poem on a rickshaw puller's day in western Kyoto.

Jazz and The Spoken Word

Poems read at a music and poetry event with Joshua Breakstone.

Seventh Writing Competition Results: Honorable Mentions

A poem on kintsugi.

Excerpts from Grace Notes

A variety of written and visual works from the author.

Seventh Writing Competition Results: Honorable Mentions

A rendition of a diary entry featuring a cat.

Book Review: Wintermoon, by Robert Maclean

An analytical review of a book of 119 haiku.

Vagabond Song

Striking poems and stunning photography.

They Will Bloom When You Die

A poem for Ukraine.

Three Poems

Three poems on what the author labels as his "Japan obsession."

A.J. Pomez

Introduction and links to three books by AJ Dickinson.

Winter Wonderings of Body and Mind

It's cold out there. More whimsical and wise poetry from Ed.

Grace Notes

Poetry in and on memorable places in Kyoto.

My First Guide to Kyoto

A poem from the book Waking to Snow, which tracks twenty-five years of living in Kyoto.

The Poetry of Pain and Its Meaning in the Age of COVID-19 

Review of a manuscript of poems written during August 1942 in America by Japanese-Americans being sent to camps.

Clouds of Illusion

Striking poems and stunning photography.

Just Like This

Lyrics and songs and some of the Kyoto music scene.

Nervous Nun Limericks

Zen humor and koan to challenge the reader.

USA Prize – Sixth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition

A wonderful poem that takes a poignant, personal, yet universal look at the effects of the pandemic.

Haiku Discoveries

A wonderfully informative piece on haiku and the author's adventures.

Introducing Edward Levinson

A photographer and writer who came to Japan at the end of the 1970s.

Today: Ten Tanka

Tanka written on the Bristol harbourside.

The Wind’s Word

Poetry and photos from Lake Biwa.

Years

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