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Autumn moon
a poem after Wang Wei, and written for Will Dowd, author of The Lunar Despatch
Mar 25
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Kiri's birthday
Kiri lives up my street. And today is indeed Kiri Te Kanawa's birthday.
Mar 6
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February 2024
The shuttle and the thread
from Job - not cheerful but beautiful
Feb 24
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Riding the wave
By request.
Feb 19
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The blessing of water
Despatches from St Anne's, Manurewa
Feb 5
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Damson jam
My mother's method, and her jam pan, too.
Feb 4
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January 2024
The godwits
I was commissioned to write some poems to be set by composer Anthony Ritchie. The gorgeous music has arrived! The sequence concerns the godwits and…
Jan 16
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By contrast, a Korean poem
Hwang Chin-i (1506-1547) is a woman poet, whose wit and accomplishments were legendary. She was a kisaeng. Her professional name was Meongwol ('bright…
Jan 3
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Did the Tang poets write love poems?
I am no scholar of Chinese poetry, but my guess is that they are both rare and oblique. Here's one example. Next I'll show you a famous Korean sijo…
Jan 3
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December 2023
To my retired friend (after Du Fu)
As usual, Du Fu understands the pleasure of a meal with an old friend (although there is more drinking in the original, and also 'spring chives cut in…
Dec 29, 2023
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Rorate coeli de super
This is the chant for the four Sundays of Advent: 'Drop with dew, heavens...' And below is my limping attempt at translating that part of Isaiah 45 from…
Dec 26, 2023
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Rekohu
I visited the Chathams recently, and this is what I saw. Sorry to strike a negative note at Christmas. Next post will be more cheerful - promise!
Dec 22, 2023
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