France declared a full lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Shortly thereafter, poets and friends Marilyn ...

We are not actually here, and it is not 2024. It’s 2020, and we are in Paris," observed Nilanjana S. Roy, flipping through A ...

If you are looking for something to shock you out of the winter doldrums and leave you in awe of both music and musculature, ...

The Afterlife Is Letting Go is a series of essays about the Japanese American incarceration during World War II and its effects on later generations. For Shimoda, the afterlife of the incarceration ...

The opening reception showcasing the works of Rouzeki Hanazuka from Japan—a highly acclaimed artist of Japanese calligraphy, ...

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

The Haven library is offering a series of virtual personal and creative writing workshops with instructor Caroline Joy Adams.

as well as poems by the jury and by Japanese literature specialist Masako Mitamura, 76, who was invited to the ceremony by the Emperor. Each poem was read out in a traditional style of poetry chanting ...

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Princess Aiko on Wednesday attended the "utakai hajime" New Year's poetry reading ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time. Poems created ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was heartened to see children talk about their dreams for the future during official ...

From left, Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other members of the Imperial Family attend the annual Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan.

Princess Aiko on Wednesday attended the utakai hajime New Year's poetry reading ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time. Poems written by imperial family members and guests ...