The Poetry Stash: 29August2024

Selection from The Windows of Life by Kanjiro Kawai

Today’s selection is from “The Windows of Life” by Kanjiro Kawai, translated by Yoshik Uchida from the collection We Do Not Work Alone. The book is available for purchase here.

Selection from The Windows of Life by Kanjiro Kawai

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “Hidden in the clay…”
2.	Begin with “The plea of fire…”
3.	Draft a poem that explores at least one of the classical elements: fire, water, earth, and air/wind.
4.	Draft a poem that explores another artform such as pottery, music, painting, etc.

5. Photo by Anastasia Lashkevich via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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