This is the first chapter of a novel titled Kyoto Dreamtime being written by Everett Kennedy Brown. ************************ Chapter 1 The Voices in Rocks “Quietude in the temple grounds. Quietude in the surrounding hills and forests. In the stillness you can hear them. The rocks. Listen to the way they murmur. Listen to how …Read More
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ZOOM TALK ON GION FESTIVAL BY CATHERINE PAWASARAT ( July 19) This year, sadly, Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri is not taking place. A festival founded to prevent epidemics has been cancelled because of an epidemic. It’s an unfortunate irony, but as Catherine Pawasarat pointed out in her two hour presentation it is by no means the …Read More
Given that you live in New York, could you explain why you want to belong to Writers in Kyoto? I have visited Kyoto several times since my son made it his home. In that time, I have found an unusual connection to the city that isn’t explained only by my connection to him. When I …Read More
Kyoto’s Netsuke MuseumBy Iris Reinbacher This report is posted in conjunction with WiK’s upcoming members-only guided tour of the museum on Sept 26. For further details, please see the righthand column under News or click on this link. ******************** Just opposite the eastern entrance of Mibudera, famous for its Mibu kyogen, lies the Kyoto Netsuke …Read More
Finding an Island by Robert Weis Out on the islandsLights are turning onSea at springtime (Masaoka Shiki) The Inland Sea sparkles in the hot afternoon sun, my eyes are blinking, white skin gently burning. It truly is a romantic idea that brought me here, to the shores of a sea that is hiding its true …Read More
Sutoku in Kyoto – emperor, poet, rebel, yōkaiBy Nicholas Teele Sutoku, the 75th emperor of Japan (reigned 1123-1142), is known to those with an interest in Japanese literature primarily for a poem included in a 13th century anthology of poetry, the Hyakunin Isshu (1235 AD); for students of history he is known as a rebel …Read More
My Project – Drawing 100 things in my house As some of you know, my house is undergoing a big change this year, as my son is moving in with his family. They are renovating, moving furniture, etc. and in the process, a lot of old items are coming to light. While sorting mountains of …Read More
WiK Anthology 4 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS “STRUCTURES OF KYOTO”Edited by Rebecca Otowa and Karen Lee TawarayamaThe title refers to the many structures of Kyoto, including mental and cultural structures as well as physical ones. Call for Submissions: from June 1, 2020 RSVP: July 1, 2020 Deadline: October 1, 2020. Language: English. Original and unpublished material …Read More
WiK welcomes new member Rona Conti, known for her calligraphy. The passages below are extracted from a longer account, ‘Encounters with Brushes Part One‘. About Rona Conti Rona Conti is a painter and calligrapher whose artwork is represented in numerous public, private and corporate collections and museums in the United States and internationally. English editor …Read More
(The following article first appeared in Echoes: Writers in Kyoto Anthology 2017) Three Old Men of Kyotoby Alex Kerr Harold StewartDavid KiddWilliam Gilkey I don’t know if young men are like this any more, but I was the sort of young man who sat at the feet of old men. I hung on their every …Read More
WiK Writing Competition
WiK Anthologies
The Nature of Kyoto (2023)
Eds. Lisa Twaronite Sone & Robert Weis
Foreword by Pico Iyer
Structures of Kyoto (2021)
Eds: Rebecca Otowa & Karen Lee Tawarayama
Foreword by Judith Clancy
Encounters with Kyoto (2019)
Eds: Jann Williams & Ian Josh Yates
Foreword by Juliet Winters Carpenter
Echoes (2017)
Eds: John Dougill, Amy Chavez, & Mark Richardson
Preface by Alex Kerr
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