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I have a brief article on the life and work of #senryu poet Shinko Tokizane in the latest issue of Prune Juice, which came out today. Check it out at the link below!

pointing north five or six wild geese nesting in my breast --Shinko Tokizane 北を指す雁が五六羽巣くう胸　時実新子 #senryu #translation

a monkey washing potatoes after the book burning --Daisuke Kawai 焚書のつづきに芋をあらう猿　川合大祐 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

#SongOfTheDay: "Idiot Train" (1989) by Idiot O'Clock #indie #rock #postpunk #song youtu.be/GHmVTXFWaL8?...

Idiot TrainYouTube video by frypeoplefryyoutu.be

The Shortest Lyric Poem Shuji Terayama A tear is the smallest ocean a human can make 一ばんみじかい叙情詩 寺山修司 なみだは にんげんのつくることのできる 一ばん小さな 海です #poem #translation

one river runs through my heart winter --Shinko Tokizane わが心貫き流る一河　冬　時実新子 #senryu #translation

losing a shoe an unfinished micronovel --Daisuke Kawai 靴をうしなうマイクロノヴェル未完　川合大祐 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

#SongOfTheDay: "Yellow Magical Shoes" (魔法の黄色い靴, 1972) by Tulip #classicrock #pop #psychedelic #rock Oh, that's right, I won't give anyone my magical shoes! youtu.be/DCZirkhYeOc?...

魔法の黄色い靴　チューリップYouTube video by 岩垣博之youtu.be

captivated by the police sketch the culprit turned himself in --Susumu Maruyama 似顔絵に惚れて犯人自首をした　丸山進 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

wiping the windows at night I see what can't be seen --Shinko Tokizane 夜の窓拭いて見えないものを見る　時実新子 #senryu #translation

memories of Gandhi sporadic summer moon --Daisuke Kawai ガンジーの記憶とびとび夏の月　川合大祐 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

#SongOfTheDay: "The Perfectly Clear Sky and What I Saw Beyond It." (2000) by fra-foa (澄み渡る空、その向こうに僕が見たもの。) #alternative #rock God gave me this voice He gave me these eyes to see the beautiful flowers He gave me this heart to feel beauty So what could I give him in return? youtu.be/Bjs3dYF38Pw?...

fra-foa / 澄み渡る空、その向こうに僕が見たもの。（Official Music Video）YouTube video by TOYSFACTORYJPyoutu.be

I could love you in theory --Susumu Maruyama 君のこと理論的には愛せます　丸山進 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

I fall asleep embracing the roaring fire inside my heart --Shinko Tokizane ごうごうと心の火事を抱き眠る　時実新子 #senryu #translation

The #Haiku Dialogue long list selections on the topic of TMI are posted! Use the link below to check out the haiku and #senryu that made the cut. And check back in a week for the shortlist selections with commentary. thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

HAIKU DIALOGUE – Man-Machine Interface – TMI – long list - The Haiku FoundationTMI – long listthehaikufoundation.org

hoping someone will save me scorched fields --Daisuke Kawai だれかに救ってほしくて焼野原　川合大祐 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

#Song of the Day: "I Fell in Love with a Dead Author" (死んだ文豪に恋をした, 2024) by Nagisa Kuroki #artpop #pop #ballad youtu.be/fELaqffjARs?...

黒木渚 - 死んだ文豪に恋をした [Official Music Video]YouTube video by 黒木渚youtu.be

I received a job offer but it's from The Termite Research Institute --Susumu Maruyama 内定はしたがシロアリ研究所　丸山進 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

some nights I wait for a rough pair of hands to overpower me --Shinko Tokizane ねじ伏せる荒き手を待つ夜もありぬ　時実新子 Note: ねじ伏せる, lit. "to twist (someone's arm) and throw (them) down (to the ground/floor)"; or "to hold down"; "to subdue/overpower"; "to force to surrender"; etc. #senryu #translation

at the end of REM sleep, the house burns down --Daisuke Kawai レム睡眠のおわりに家が燃える　川合大祐 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation