Heart Mountain Bungei: Short Story
The Heart Mountain Bungei includes both prose and poetry, as well as artwork by Estelle Ishigo and Paul Motoyoshi. The prose sections include short pieces on philosophy, literary criticism, geology, and art, as well as zuihitsu (personal essays) reflecting on the writer’s personal experiences. There are also some short stories. The poetry includes both verse-form poetry and three traditional genres of Japanese poetry: haiku, senryū, and tanka.
A Rattlesnake’s Musings
I am a rattlesnake.2 I live near the foot of Heart Mountain. I hope this won’t be taken as boasting, but the rattle at the end of my tail has...
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They say people live for their hobbies. I have found this to be true in my experience, and I believe it is also true that there is no person alive...
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