Writers in Kyoto

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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

The Way The Wind

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

Writers in Kyoto Member Prize — (Eighth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Kirsty Kawano
A short piece on a journey of inquiry and discovery.

Exploring the nature of Kyoto through Shinrin Yoku

  • By Jann Williams
Report on a WIK forest bathing event.

Spider Walks the Air

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

The dharma of natural laws

  • By Preston Keido Houser
A poem on Zen sermons.

The Story of Jisshinbō Renshō (実信房蓮生 – Clan Head, Priest, Poet

  • By Nicholas Teele
History and poetry related to two temples in Kyoto.

Introducing Edward Levinson

  • By Edward Levinson
A photographer and writer who came to Japan at the end of the 1970s.

The Wind’s Word

  • By James Woodham
Poetry and photos from Lake Biwa.

Love in the time of COVID 19

  • By Preston Houser
Villanelles on the challenges of love.

1980s Poems

  • By Robert Yellin
An event where Yellin reads poems of his youth.

The Last Snow in Kyoto

  • By Marianne Kimura
An ode to the snow in Kyoto.

Dream Song 73: Karesansui, Ryoan-ji

  • By John Berryman
A poem from a 1950s visit to Ryoan-ji.

More Poems

  • By Malcolm Ledger
Three poems.

Poems

  • By Malcolm Ledger
Poems of the yearning nature.

Villanelle

  • By Preston Houser
A poem on artistry.

Zen poem

  • By WiK
Zen poem from Preston Houser.

Introducing Nicholas Teele

  • By Nicholas Teele
An interview with Nicholas Teele, an academic, editor and translator.

WiK Poetry and Improv 2018

  • By WiK
Description of a WIK poetry event held at the Gnome.

Cid Corman coffee shop

  • By Mayumi Kawaharada
A description of CC's coffee shop in Kyoto and its history.

Hal Stewart in Kyoto

  • By WiK
An extract taken from a longer biographical piece of Harold Stewart (1916-95).

Book Review: Japan and the Beats

  • By John Dougill
A robust review of an issue of the Tokyo Poetry Journal.

Competition runner-up 2017

  • By Kate Garnett
A poem from this year's writing competition.

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