Translated by Yone Noguchi, this wistful waka poem encompasses the fragile beauty of lost love. The simplicity and precision ...

Poetry has been, since time immemorial, a refuge for broken hearts and a means to express the deepest emotions. Among the ...

Her poem Variations on the Word Love discusses many forms of love, but ultimately, for me, it is a reminder of the awesome power of that emotion. She speaks of how the word "love" - only four ...