[Reading Record] Reading Akio Yasuda's 'The Orthodoxy of Japanese Poetry' in 2026 (Part 0: Questions and Explanatory Notes)

Akio Yasuda's 'The Orthodoxy of Japanese Poetry,' published by Sogensha in 1965. This is a collection of short essays and ...
Town & Country

The Japanese Royal Family Recites Their Own Poetry

Each year, the Japanese Imperial family hosts an annual celebration of poetry at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. This year, as they have in years previous, Emperor Nahrutio, Empress Masako, and Princess ...

[9/2–9/15] Reading Log | Books on Food, Tea Ceremony, Japanese Sweets, and Waka Poetry

Delicious MemoriesA collection of essays documenting happy memories related to food. In addition to new pieces by culinary ...
University of Hawaii

18th century Japanese poem contest thrills UH scholars

Reading time: 4 minutes Displays were constructed to accompany poems in the contest. A painting of contestant Yoshida Momoki’s display. Reviving elements of art from the past is not something that is ...
The Columbian

Japanese poetry reflects resilience; Vancouver authors-translators to discuss new book

“One Hundred Poems From Old Japan,” a new translation of the classic “Hyakunin Isshu” by Vancouver authors and translators Mike Freiling and Satsuki Takinawa. (Contributed by Mike Freiling) How does ...
Chicago Tribune

Program about a family’s experience with WWII Japanese internment camps and tanka poetry set in Oak Park

A family’s experience with internment during World War II and how traditional Japanese poetry helped them through it will be presented later this month in Oak Park. Writer and editor Nancy Matsumoto ...
University of Hawaii

Classical Japanese poetry contest inspires UH Mānoa students

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa students enrolled in Professor Pier-Carlo Tommasi’s Introduction to Classical Japanese course in the Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures (EALL) this fall ...