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Read more about the article Don’t Know How To Tell You How Much I Love The Tale Of Genji

Cover of The Tale of Genji Part II Written by Murasaki Shikibu Translated by Kazuyuki Hikiya, Nahoko Toyota. Photo by Selma.

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Don’t Know How To Tell You How Much I Love The Tale Of Genji

Hello friends, The Tale Of Genji—have you read it? Why not? Don’t answer that, dear one. But today I want to tell you thatGenji Monogatari by Murasaki Shikibu has me…

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January 13, 2024

Read more about the article One Japanese Poet Who Tried to Measure The Heart

Mother and Child Illustration Image by Michael Hourigan from Pixabay

One Japanese Poet Who Tried to Measure The Heart

Do you know any nobodies? People that manage to whisper the words you feel unfit to speak/write? Let me tell you of one nobody I know. She wrote of universal 'feels' that reflect back at me. Childhood. Please enjoy.

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February 18, 2022