The third installment of a series on Japanese writers of Kyoto.
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A Short Story by Rebecca Otowa (Historical note: This story is set in the late 1580s, in the mountains somewhere between Kyoto and Nagoya. At that time, Japan had been for centuries a conglomerate of lots of little strongholds based on clans, much as England was before King Arthur. Three men emerged as “unifiers” of …Read More
Part 2 of a series on Japanese writers who used Kyoto as a setting in their works.
From the Judges:“A series of seasonal haiku verses which conveys an entire narrative within its delicate descriptions and easily evokes images of Kyoto’s enveloping nature and pastimes while recalling the 17th century master of this poetic form.” * * * Basho in Love who could give a nameto cherry blossom coloror her sudden blush? * empty cupand I’ve …Read More
Part 1 of a series on Japanese writers who used Kyoto as a setting in their works.
A talk with Susan Ito and Suzanne Kamata at Ryukoku University, organized by Writers in Kyoto.
by Allen S. Weiss. Stone Bridge Press, p179Reviewed by Stephen Mansfield Early in ‘Illusory Dwellings,’ Allen S. Weiss, writing of the journey and the environs it takes us to in the quest for identity, states, “We map a city according to our fantasies and desires, and in turn the city frames our lives and inflects …Read More
Several years ago, Susan Ito and Writers in Kyoto member Suzanne Kamata were co-fiction editors of an online journal called literarymama.com. Now they meet again in Japan, where they will discuss Susan’s recently published memoir, I Would Meet You Anywhere, about being a biracial individual raised by adoptive Japanese American parents, and finding her Japanese birth …Read More
From the Judges:“A discourse on the likely passing of a traditional art. So much of what makes Kyoto special is fading away, with every machiya demolished and every craftsman who retires without passing on his skills. This piece highlights that sad fact by describing the ubiquitous lacquerware for sale at the city’s flea markets, all of it …Read More
From the Judges:“In these ruminations on scenes along the Kamo River, a skater flies with the wind, finding freedom along this picturesque artery flowing through the city. The river’s banks attract all sorts of people, and in this piece one with physical challenges wistfully envies the fluid motions of the other. And yet, thoughts transcend …Read More
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