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-written by Jeffrey Fenholt Tokyo Poetry Week was filled with creativity, whether it be workshops, readings from a diverse range of poets from Japan and across the globe, or utilizing venues with a visual atmosphere and personality unique to Tokyo’s rich array of subcultures. One of those activities, for a second year in a row, was a creative writing workshop for ekphrastic poetry led by TPW director Zoria Petkoska K. If you’re not familiar with the term, you might be forgiven for thinking it...

Tokyo is always abuzz with inspiration and during Tokyo Poetry Week the buzz seems to intensify. We always try to host workshops that help our community turn the excitement and inspiration into writing. On April 11, we had our now regular ekphrasis workshop, but to close out the festival, Joy Waller led a workshop titled "Mythologizing Tokyo" in which poets thought of the city as a magical place of legends. Here is Joy herself looking back at the event: -written by Joy Waller When Zoria...

Tokyo Poetry Week was a decade in the making; every other Tokyo poetry event organized by its founder and organizers was to be a brick in the foundation. When Tokyo Poetry Journal turned 10 years old and its editor-in-chief Jeffrey Johnson announced Zoria Petkoska K as his successor, Zoria decided to make Tokyo Poetry Week a reality. The first ever edition of Tokyo Poetry Week took place between Nov 12 and Nov 20, with an array of readings, book launches and talks. Here is some of the...