Writers in Kyoto

Category: Events (archived)

Literary festival (Devon, UK)

  • By John Dougill
Description of a Devon literary festival attended by John Dougill.

Wit and wisdom

  • By Preston Keido Houser
Poetry and shakuhachi at the Gnome.

WiK Poetry and Improv 2018

  • By WiK
Description of a WIK poetry event held at the Gnome.

Teeuwen on Ise Jingu

  • By WiK
Report on a WIK event with Shinto scholar Mark Teeuwen.

Mark Teeuwen on Gion Matsuri (March 11)

  • By WiK
Event description with a list of the speaker's publications.

Richardson on Frost (Jan 21)

  • By WiK
Event description with information about American poet, Robert Frost.

WiK bonenkai 2017 (year-end party)

  • By WiK
A celebration of the end of 2017. Kampai!

Book launch: Zen Gardens and Temples of Kyoto

  • By WiK
Description of a marvelous book launch.

Poetry and improv

  • By WiK
A description of an event featuring the noted poets of WIK.
Japan Times anniversary speech

Japan Times anniversary speech

  • By Eric Johnston
A speech given for the 120th anniversary of The Japan Times entitled ``THE JAPAN TIMES IN JAPANESE HISTORY.’’

Japan Times anniversary

  • By WiK
Description of a 120th anniversary party for The Japan Times which was held in Kyoto and put together by Eric Johnston.

Guardian correspondent, Justin McCurry

  • By WiK
Description of a WIK event with Justin McCurry, the Japan and Korea correspondent for The Guardian and Observer newspapers in London.

Dinner with Norman Waddell

  • By WiK
A WIK event description with Norman Waddell on his writings, research and discoveries made over the years.

Antiquarian Book Fair

  • By WiK
Dates and description of three annual book fairs in Kyoto.

Of Poetry and Pottery

  • By WiK
Description of a WIK event with Robert Yellin.

Edith Shiffert, RIP

  • By John Dougill
On the life and death of Edith Shiffert.

Dinner talk with Judith Clancy

  • By WiK
Description of a WIK event with Judith Clancy who spoke on her books and background.

Bernie on publishing

  • By WiK
Description of a WIK event with Bernie MacMugen giving a different view of publishing.

Basho Colloquium

  • By WiK
Detailed description of WIK's Basho Colloquium with talks from Stephen Gill, Jeff Robbins, and Robert Wittkamp.

Book announcement

  • By WiK
Description of a book launch event for Alex Kerr's Another Kyoto with an excellent review of the contents.

WW1 Commemoration Readings

  • By WIK
Description and readings from a WIK event commemorating World War One.

WiK Anthology launch party

  • By WIK
Event description commemorating the publication of WIK’s first anthology.

Whiting on writing

  • By WIK
A summary of WIK's first anniversary event with Robert Whiting.

Brian Victoria on Zen terrorism

  • By WIK
A report on an a WIK event held with Brian Daizen Victoria, a Soto Zen priest.

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