When John Francis Cross passed away two weeks ago, on Sept. 10, 2022, after a lengthy battle with cancer, I was heartbroken for a number of reasons. Primarily it was the loss of my friend: a companion with whom to roam enchanted urban rivers; to exchange colorful postcards and handwritten letters, even though we lived […]
Tag: poetry
Full Moon Viewing & Poetry Scribbling
I was so charmed recently to read Junichiro Tanizaki’s description of the “full moon viewing party” in The Makioka Sisters. The entire family, including the maid and a young child, gathered outside in the garden, dressed in full kimono, to admire the beauty of the moon and write poems in her honor. That was Osaka […]