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This year want to tackle the most popular collection of poems in Japanese literature, spacing from the Asuka 飛鳥 period (592-710) to the Kamakura 鎌倉 period (1168-1333). I'm taking advantage of the fact that I now have a professional commentary booklet, a fun middle-school-targeted manga commentary, and did some research for a uni project, and also use this site as a source: https://100poets.com/. let's dive in :)
— Jan 03, 2026 03:20PM
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Attributed to Tenji emperor (VII century): "in the autumn fields, the temporary hut: its thatch is rough, and the sleeves of my robe are dampened with dew". Dew forms at night in the coarse hut where the rice farmer resides, and is associated with tears of solitude. There is a very beautiful Utagawa print (1842) that contrasts the farmers, hard at work, and the emperor, sitting idly in a residence in the background.
— Jan 03, 2026 03:31PM
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Jan 03, 2026 03:34PM
just re-read this an Kamakura period actually starts in 1185 lol, I think I got confused by Meiji period (1868). pardon me I should be sleeping already!
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