“I tilt the bottle/ wanting to trap/ the sparkling fireworks/ inside the glass marble of/ my 'ramune' soda.” Minami Towada, a junior high school first-year student, composed this tanka, beautifully ...

After months of wearing masks as a matter of habit, we were told the other day that it’s now a “matter of personal choice.” This is certainly a milestone of sorts, but we’d be wise to not let our ...

Food and poetry have a close relationship because both involve creativity and sensory experiences. Poets often use food to evoke emotions, memories, and vivid imagery in their poems. Food can ...