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travelbetweenthepages.com
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| | | | | April is National Poetry Month. Waka, or Japanese poetry, flourished in the court culture of the 6th to the 14th century in Japan. One of the well-known waka poets of this period was Ono no Komachi (?? ??, c. 825 - c. 900). She was one of the Rokkasen (???, "six poetry immortals) of the... | |
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christinesunflower.com
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| | | | | Reading this week's cinema sessions at ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) and saw the renowned Japanese film Ugetsu (1953). It is part of the centre's "Spotlight on Japanese Horror" series that recently piqued my interest. "Ugetsu", meaning "rain and moon", is adapted from Japanese author Ueda Akinari's 1776 book Ugetsu Monogatari or "Tales... | |
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afondnessforreading.com
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| | | | | A Christmas Tragedy, by Baroness Orczy, was a fun and interesting short story I listened to for the Readers Imbibing Peril-XVI reading challenge. The very first audiobook I listened to (some 40 or so years ago!) was Baroness Orczy's, The Scarlet Pimpernel. I loved that story and her writing, so I knew this would be... | |
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