I originally started The Poetry Place to keep track of the poetry that came to me in my daily life — hence, the category of “The Daily Poems.” Sometimes, I have gone searching for poetry and found it, so that thread has been woven into the developing work as well. But it is still amazing [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Akiane
Posted in The Daily Poems, tagged Akiane, Clematis Dream, ekphrasis on February 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Haiga in Honor of Enomoto Seifu-Jo
Posted in Images on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“stillness– after the ruin a butterfly roams into my room” Enomoto Seifu-Jo (1732-1815)
Haiga
Posted in Poetry Lessons on February 3, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Haiga is a Japanese art form combining haiku, written in calligraphic script, with a painting. The painting may not be an illustration of the poem. Instead, the poem and the painting may be in juxtaposition to one another — so that their contrast may create fuller meaning. Here is an example by Yosa Buson, an [...]
