Written After Reading Japanese Death Poems

[Wei Tam]

Great poem. JDP is one of my favorite compilations.

[Larisa Rimerman]

Lovely poem. Loved the image of "frost moon" and "clean night air/ will absolve me of my sin.

[sonja ringo]

I’m so happy I stumbled upon your page just now… lovely poem

[Dick Whyte]

Love Hoffmann's book! And your poem is a stunner. Bravo Joseph!

[Patris]

Beautiful

[Pamela Leavey]

Beautiful!

[X. P. Callahan]

Beautiful sound work.

[small victories]

Such music in shattering racket. Beautiful write.

[Poetry By Ericajean]

This was beautifully written🖤 Tuttle has a book called Japanese Death Poems that I purchased recently. I can’t wait to dive into it. It’s written by Zen Monks and Haiku poets on the verge of death.

[Matt Snyder]

This one? https://www.tuttlepublishing.com/japan/japanese-death-poems

[Philip Costea]

I hear you. Enough with all that racket.

[Mishtu]

Issa smiled