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Matsuo Basho and The Three Kingdoms

Julia_M June 16, 2025 No Comments Asian Literary History & Criticism Cultural & Ethnic Studies Haiku & Japanese Poetry Japanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese Literature Literary Movements & Periods Love Poems Nature Poetry Short Stories Anthologies

Below is a note I sent on Christmas Day, 25 Dec 2011, to my lawyers from Mount Fuji, Japan, while on tour. Merry Christmas from…

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From Heaven Lake to Tang Poets

Julia_M May 17, 2024 No Comments Chinese Poetry (Books)General Asia Travel Books Haiku & Japanese Poetry Love Poems Travel Writing Reference Travelogues & Travel Essays

Vikram Seth is an Indian writer born in Calcutta. He studied at Nanjing University from 1980 to 1982. His book From Heaven Lake is a…

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Enjoying Haiku

Julia_M September 10, 2020 No Comments Asian Literary Criticism Asian Poetry (Kindle Store)Essays (Books)Haiku & Japanese Poetry Japanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese Literature Japanese Poetry & Haiku

To enjoy haiku one must read it in small doses. Here are 3 excellent choices which I bought at the British Museum.

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Chinese poetry

Julia_M October 3, 2019 1 Comment Asian Literary History & Criticism Asian Literature (Books)Chinese Literature Chinese Poetry (Books)Haiku & Japanese Poetry Poetry Anthologies (Books)

There are 2 famous Chinese poems on family infighting for the throne. One is from The Three Kingdoms era. The second is from the Tang…

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