Workshop for the Poetry Curious

A report on a workshop led by Nathan Mader.

Writeup of First Writers’ Afternoon

Rebecca Otowa reports on a workshop held in Kyoto.

A Death on Teramachi Street (excerpt)

Sara Aoyama shares a selection from her forthcoming cozy mystery set on Kyoto's historical Teramachi-dori.

Writers in Kyoto (WiK) Presents the Tenth Kyoto Writing Competition

Call for entries, deadline April 30th, 2026

Lady of the Wild Things

Taylor Mignon shares a work dedicated to the late poet Shiraishi Kazuko.

Tilt

A contemplative poem about neither this nor that.

The Paradox of Nostalgia

Translating senryū poetry, Mike Freiling muses on the ability of nostalgia to transform our view of past experiences.
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