Writers in Kyoto

Category: Poetry

Six Love Limericks

Limericks liberated from form.

Sōseki’s Kyoto Haibun

Commentary and translation of a work by Sōseki on Kyoto.

The Family

A poem from an anthology called Elements of Time.

The wandering Nanao Sakaki

An extract from a tribute to Nanao Sakaki ‘Transnational Poet Wanderer’ in Kyoto Journal, no. 78, p.127ff.

Love in the time of COVID 19

Villanelles on the challenges of love.

Six Zen Limericks

Limericks on monks!

A Single Thread

Poetry and photographs on nature.

Western writers in/on Kyoto

Foreign writers in Japan including both historical and contemporary writers.

1980s Poems

An event where Yellin reads poems of his youth.

Dream Song 73: Karesansui, Ryoan-ji

A poem from a 1950s visit to Ryoan-ji.

A Year in Review

A haphazard collection of unruly short verse.

Ogura haiku

Fixing bamboo fences and the haiku it inspired.

More Poems

Three poems.

Poems

Poems of the yearning nature.

Poem: Okunoin, Koyasan

Poem on entering the sacred garden.

Villanelle

A poem on artistry.

Way Back When

Photos and poetry on people and things of the past.

An Ode to Salty Dogs

On Island of the Wild Child.

Another Plane

Beautiful Buddhist prose and photos from Ken Rodgers, one of the founders of Kyoto Journal.

Song Lyrics

A selection of song lyrics from Eric Bray.

Poems

Nature poems with photos.

Zen poem

Zen poem from Preston Houser.

Improv Poesy: Written for a Friend Frightened of his Screens

A poem for a friend.

Cid Corman coffee shop

A description of CC's coffee shop in Kyoto and its history.

Years

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