Category Archives: Japanese poetry

Joanne Kyger and Gary Snyder

Posted on November 23, 2011 by wcd2

November 23, 2011 ‘The name is Joanne Kyger, yes, with a “y.” As in “Tyger! Tyger! burning bright.” She was with the Beats. And she knew some Japanese — she’d learned it when she went to Kyoto with her … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, epic, Japanese poetry, world literature | Tagged Allen Ginsberg, Buddhism, epic, Gary Snyder, Homer, Japan, Joanne Kyger, Kyoto, Michael McClure, Peter Orlovsky, Ray Manzarek | 199 Comments

Richard Wright’s Haiku

Posted on November 16, 2011 by wcd2

November 16, 2011 I never thought his career would end in this way: thousands of these 17-syllable poems, with no narrative, nothing that adds up, just a passing thought, the briefest of observations, seemingly going nowhere: Meticulously The cat licks … Continue reading →

Posted in Japanese poetry, Paris, scale | Tagged Black Boy, generic conventions, Ghana, haiku, Native Son, photography, Richard Wright | 9 Comments

Question of scale

Posted on November 9, 2011 by wcd2

November 9, 2011 A great conference at the University of Maryland. “Rethinking World Literature/ Other World Literatures” — this is what a lot of us claim to be doing, but probably not with the same panache, conviction, and embarrassment about … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Japanese poetry, Paris, scale, world literature | Tagged cemetery, fiction/poetry, France, Gertrude Stein, haiku, Japanese poetry, Julia Wright, Paris, Richard Wright, scale, world literature | 26 Comments