Tag: New York City
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* taking flight with tranströmer
During my grad studies in NYC, I had the opportunity to go to a reading by Tomas Tranströmer. Sharon Olds and Robert Bly were chosen to present Tranströmer’s work, each reading a selection. Olds delivered his work in a fervent and direct manner, while Bly strode through the poems, pausing at times to exclaim over a line…
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* jamming with Yosano Akiko
Around the same time that I read Takuboku Ishikawa (see last week’s post), I also delved into the work of Yosano Akiko – famed tanka poet and friend to Ishikawa. I was so taken up by her work that I couldn’t help but respond to her in several tanka. Here’s one: she speaks of the…
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* strange week & a poem
It’s been a strange week here in my world. I promise to be back with a more regular post next week. For now, please enjoy this poem of mine published originally in Hanging Loose, a great magazine out of Brooklyn. More info on them can be found here. The poem comes from my time working…
The Friday Influence 