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Post by Date Saburou Yukiie on Feb 11, 2005 14:07:28 GMT -5
Greetings to all who enjoy this forum. I would like to mention to those that do not know, that over at the Yama Kaminari site, we have a bi-monthly forum featuring a period poetry contest. We ask that the participants stick to period formats, such as tanka and haiku, but we do not restrict the formats to just Japanese. If you know Chinese formats, or even (gasp) european formats, they are all welcome. Go to www.yamakaminari.com and click on the Poetry Slam link in the left hand window. For those familiar with the Slam, the Web Ministers of Yama Kaminari ask you to please forgive us for being slightly slow in honoring the winners of this month's Poetry Slam. As many of you know, one of our own has suffered a death in the family and the clan is paying their respects. Business as usual must, of needs, take a back seat. However, now I would like to pay homage to this month's Poetry Slam winner, Odriana. I thought the poetry was breathtaking, and perfectly fit in with the theme. Excelent job. The new topic for the Slam is Cortier's fans.  Lastly, I would also like to ask the previous winners of the Yama Kaminari Poetry Slam to contact us via e-mail and send us their mailing addresses. We are offering five spools of Silk Thread to the winners of each contest. Good luck, and keep up the excelent poetry. It is my understanding that this issue of the T.I. features a Japanese Poetry Extravaganza! I am also humbled and honored to note that some of my own poetry has been included. Congradulations to its most esteemed Author. Date Saburou Yukiie Yama Kaminari Ryu |
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Feb 11, 2005 14:38:51 GMT -5
Greetings to all who enjoy this forum. It is my understanding that this issue of the T.I. features a Japanese Poetry Extravaganza! I am also humbled and honored to note that some of my own poetry has been included. O Thou of the Resplendently Natty Hunting Ensemble, it is this person's dim recollection that the whole thing is pretty much your fault. You wrote the first poem of the day, you flirt! Can we help it if it was inspiring? Congradulations to its most esteemed Author. (Better esteemed than steamed, I always say.) For those listmembers who do not subscribe to Tournaments Illuminated, a web version of my humble and amateurish scribblings can be found at www.geocities.com/wodeford/heian_poetry_jam.htmMakiwara |
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Post by Date Saburou Yukiie on Feb 11, 2005 14:47:45 GMT -5
Makiwara-hime,
Humble samurai
with words that need be spoken...
offers words of praise.
In a different lifetime...
who knows what the Buddhas see.
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Post by raito on Feb 11, 2005 18:14:40 GMT -5
(Better esteemed than steamed, I always say.) For those listmembers who do not subscribe to Tournaments Illuminated, a web version of my humble and amateurish scribblings can be found at www.geocities.com/wodeford/heian_poetry_jam.htmMakiwara Interesting. Up here, we tend to, instead of sequentially writing waka, to start with 3 lines, then have the next finish with 2 lines and continue the next with 3. So each person in sequence finishes the previous, and starts the next. At my Investiture, I kept a book with me, and invited the well-known and not-so-well-known to link some verse. I may have to dig it up again. |
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Feb 11, 2005 19:08:44 GMT -5
Interesting. Up here, we tend to, instead of sequentially writing waka, to start with 3 lines, then have the next finish with 2 lines and continue the next with 3. So each person in sequence finishes the previous, and starts the next. It quite literally happened the way I described in the article. It's certainly not the first time or the last that Date-dono and I have gotten up to mischief, er, I mean, poetry. M. |
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Post by Date Saburou Yukiie on Feb 24, 2005 13:54:35 GMT -5
The Yama Kaminari poetry slam is back up and running, if others would like to contribute...just so people know...
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Feb 24, 2005 14:39:16 GMT -5
The Yama Kaminari poetry slam is back up and running, if others would like to contribute...just so people know... Date Because otherwise it's just Date-dono and me getting up to No Good Whatsoever. ;-> Come play! Makiwara |
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Post by raito on Feb 24, 2005 19:12:08 GMT -5
I did, and got a message back that I was posting to a closed list. So presumably all you over there got to see my verse, assuming your moderator let it through.
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Post by Date Saburou Yukiie on Feb 24, 2005 21:10:29 GMT -5
I did, and got a message back that I was posting to a closed list. So presumably all you over there got to see my verse, assuming your moderator let it through. Raito-dono, Gomen nassai. Please forgive us of any problems you may have experienced with the e-mail portion of the Web Site - We believe we have it fixed, and if you would be kind enough to send us your sample again, we would be more than happy to post it. Yop can reach me vie e-mail on the poetry slam page (the button should work) or you can write me here... Yukiie (at) zoominternet (dot) net You know - fix the ats and dots... Date Web minister for Clan Yama Kaminari |
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Post by Date Saburou Yukiie on Mar 3, 2005 12:52:06 GMT -5
Konnichi wa tomodachi, I am proud to announce that Ceinwen ferch Llewelyn ab Owain has won this instalment of the poetry slam sponsored by the Yama Kaminari. Second place goes to Lady Makiwara-dono, and my humble self (*NOTE* I do not judge the competition!) Please contact us at Yamakami@yamakaminari.com with your mailing addresses and we will get you your spools of fine silk thread! Congrads... The next theme for the Y.K.Poetry Slam is "The Empress" Have fun and thanks again for playing!  Date |
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Mar 3, 2005 13:10:21 GMT -5
Old Chiuai took a wife
and Jingo was her name-o!
J*I*N*G*O!
J*I*N*G*O!
J*I*N*G*O!
and Jingo was her name-o!
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Post by Date Saburou Yukiie on Mar 3, 2005 13:16:18 GMT -5
Kono kuso tare, tomodachi! (just kidding!)
That was just wrong!
just plain wrong!
Date
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Mar 3, 2005 13:24:25 GMT -5
Kono kuso tare, tomodachi! (just kidding! Right baka at you, tomodachi! Glad you liked it ;D |
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Post by Date Saburou Yukiie on Mar 3, 2005 14:33:48 GMT -5
Awe..."Crap!!"
Good one!
Date
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Mar 3, 2005 21:33:36 GMT -5
He is our Path to the Pure Lands
And Buddha is his name-o
Nam myoho renge kyo
Nam myoho renge kyo
Nam myoho renge kyo
And Buddha is his name-o
This one I can at least blame on my roommate.
M.
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