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#SongOfTheDay: "Mermaid" (2001) by Takeshi Kobayashi #OST #soundtrack #instrumental #song All About Lily Chou-Chou was a film a saw early on in my exploration of Japanese cinema, and it left a big impact on me. It's 25 years old now. I still listen to both soundtracks. youtu.be/J4IOuVlEH7Q?...

the sorrow of living has the neck of a giraffe --Shinko Tokizane 生きるかなしみにキリンの首がある　時実新子 (lit. "on living sadness there is a giraffe's neck") #senryu #translation

#SongOfTheDay: "Yumeji's Theme" (1991) by Shigeru Umebayashi #OST #soundtrack #instrumental #song Most famously used in Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love (2000), this originally appeared in the Seijun Suzuki film Yumeji (1991). youtu.be/gs1d64_26xo?...

things of this world end in this world the bus moves on --Shinko Tokizane この世のことはこの世で終わるバス走る　時実新子 #senryu #translation

#SongOfTheDay: "A Cluster of Stars II" (1997) by Yoshihiro Kanno #classical #instrumental #song Although he composed the Angel's Egg OST, Kanno is mostly a classical composer unrelated to film; this is my favorite work of his. youtu.be/QArLHQ0uPwU?...

a paper gun always aimed at you --Shinko Tokizane 紙鉄砲いつもおまえに向いている　時実新子 Note: What we call a "paper popper" (origami that you flick to make a loud popping sound) is lit. "paper gun" in Japanese Take 2: paper popper always pointed right at you #senryu #translation

I fall asleep a bundle of lies --Shinko Tokizane 嘘のかたまりの私が眠ります　時実新子 (Lit. "I, a lump of lies, sleep") Take 2: a mass of lies, I go to sleep #senryu #translation

Just heard about Ryu Murakami. Almost Transparent Blue, Coin Locker Babies, and In the Miso Soup blew my mind in college. Miike's adaptation of Audition led me to Love & Pop, Tokyo Decadence, Popular Hits of the Showa Era, Piercing... He left behind an amazing collection of work.

#SongOfTheDay: "Space Lion" (1998) by Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts #OST #soundtrack #jazz #song My first anime series, and still one of my favorite shows, which just so happens to have some of the best soundtracks of all time. youtu.be/WKnVaDwUg5s?...

dragging down Maria of the Dawn into the same sin --Shinko Tokizane 暁のマリアを同罪に堕とす　時実新子 Note: an allusion to Mother Mary, perhaps connected to "Maria of the Dawn Gate"? #senryu #translation

Just got back from #Wildwood. Anyone interested in #animation should do themselves a favor and go to the theater to see this as soon as possible. Every scene is an absolute master class in #stopmotion film. I think it's #Laika 's masterpiece. youtu.be/0LQtdkfpkQA?...

#SongOfTheDay: "Sixth Station" (2001) by Joe Hisaishi #OST #soundtrack #instrumental #song What list of best OSTs would be complete without Hisaishi's Ghibli work? This has been my favorite of his tracks for a long time (still remember seeing this in the theater w/ Mom...) youtu.be/VbRmFSQYeac?...

they ran through her all the more-- those ten years! --Shinko Tokizane まして女の中を流れた十年よ　時実新子 #senryu #translation

#SongOfTheDay: "Prelude" (1986) by Yoshihiro Kanno #OST #soundtrack #piano #instrumental #song Another favorite soundtrack, I'm surprised this film finally got an official US release for its 40th anniversary this year. Will wonders never cease... youtu.be/JCwz5lxoRIU?...

pear core sad sex comes to an end --Shinko Tokizane 梨の芯かなしいせっくすがおわる　時実新子 #senryu #translation

Taking Complete the Haiga post cards to Seabeck this year! Just add your haiku, senryu or tanka and send to a fellow poet or friend!

#SongOfTheDay: "Kaneda" (1988) by Geinoh Yamashirogumi #OST #soundtrack #song Continuing the theme of greatest OSTs of all time: Certainly Akira must be up there. youtu.be/CAjtimRClYU?...

bound by flesh and blood! sickle moon --Shinko Tokizane 骨肉のがんじがらめよ鎌の月　時実新子 #senryu #translation

Our prompts for this month are all borrow words! Tag #PJSenryu and we’ll retweet your poems. Today’s prompt: Jungle Casual reminder that submissions are open! #writingprompts #poetryprompts #WritingCommunity

#SongOfTheDay: "Making of Cyborg" (1995) by Kenji Kawai #OST #soundtrack #choral #song Still one of the greatest soundtracks of all time. youtu.be/iTPNaUsjksM?...

with one word it's over -- one word uttered --Shinko Tokizane 一言で終わる一言発しけり　時実新子 #senryu #translation

a match flame from there to an eternal flame --Shinko Tokizane マッチの火そこから無限大の火へ　時実新子 #senryu #translation

#SongOfTheDay: "Parade" (2006) by Susumu Hirasawa #OST #soundtrack #electronic #song From the great Satoshi Kon's film adaptation of Paprika, based on the novel by the also great Yasutaka Tsutsui. youtu.be/APIKVLw1tT0?...

Shout out to @opjtx.bsky.social Orrin and @pippaesque.bsky.social Pippa, whose work appears in my recent article on #senryu abroad.

Happy to receive my contributor's copy of Manten no Hoshi vol. 8! Thank you to editor Yo Tsukinami for sending it and for publishing #Senryu Abroad.

#SongOfTheDay: "Opening Title" (2005) by James Iha #soundtrack #instrumental #song Iha is best known as a founding member of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. He wrote the OST for the film Linda Linda Linda, a movie I also highly recommend. youtu.be/KHs4BHJkOPM?...

no, no, no these tears are of separate beds, separate dreams* --Shinko Tokizane ちがうちがうちがう涙の異床異夢　時実新子 #senryu #translation *異床異夢: a play on 同床異夢 (lit. "same bed, different dreams"), an expression meaning "cohabitating but living in different worlds"; hers is lit. "different beds, different dreams"

#SongOfTheDay: "Break" (2016) by Kerokero Bonito #indie #pop #song Just move very slowly to the beat... youtu.be/PEmqJBcQ2lg?...

the black apple's black resolve was embraced --Shinko Tokizane 黒いりんごの黒い覚悟を抱かれけり　時実新子 #senryu #translation

I have a series of senryu in the first issue of Roughhouser! Check it out and congrats to my companions! #WritingCommunity #poetry

in comparison every part of me is flammable --Shinko Tokizane 見比べてわたしのぜんぶ可燃物　時実新子 Take 2: comparing us all of me is combustible #senryu #translation

#SongOfTheDay: "For the Damaged" (2000) by Blonde Redhead #indie #pop #song I bought this album in high school and was obsessed with it for a brief time. I had a friend who owned a cat she named Lemon. I can't remember if that came first or this, but I always link the two. youtu.be/LoQ3Vwz1DcM?...

My poem in Haiku Dialogue. Read the other featured poets and commentary here: thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog... #senryu #haiku #micropoetry

the dying body being held cherry blossom pink --Shinko Tokizane 死に体を抱かれていたり桜いろ　時実新子 Note: 死に体, lit. "dying body," is a sumo term, according to the dictionary, referring to a "falling position from which it is impossible to recover"; it's also a homonym with "I want to die" #senryu #translation

Our prompts for this month are all borrow words! Tag #PJSenryu and we’ll retweet your poems. Today’s word: Shampoo Casual reminder that submissions are open! #writingprompts #poetryprompts #WritingCommunity

#SongOfTheDay: "Milk Man" (2004) by Deerhoof #indie #alternative #rock youtu.be/zQbZjH9Omdc?...

moonlight is bright and dark so is love --Shinko Tokizane 月光の明るさ暗さ愛もまた　時実新子 #senryu #translation

#SongOfTheDay: "E-Sa-Ya" (2004) by eX-Girl #art #pop #rock #song youtu.be/ZHu_KCIJULE?...

your footsteps approach, stepping across my heart --Shinko Tokizane 靴音が近づき胸を踏んで過ぎ　時実新子 Take 2: footsteps approach, stepping on my breast as they pass #senryu #translation

from mother to mother from mother to mother a creaking sound --Shinko Tokizane 母から母へ母から母へ軋む音　時実新子 Or "creaking from mother to mother from mother to mother" #senryu #translation

#SongOfTheDay: "Tea Time Ska" (2004) by TsuShiMaMiRe #alternative #rock #song Bought this album at a Hastings back in my college days. youtu.be/CNjry0EkVqM?...

#SongOfTheDay: "I'm Happy but You Don't Like Me" (2004) by Asobi Seksu #alternative #indie #rock #song うれしいけど君は私が嫌い youtu.be/C7XhQpybm0c?...

the dead are merely silent the powerless moon shines --Shinko Tokizane 死者はただ黙す無力な月は照る　時実新子 #senryu #translation

Our prompts for this month are all borrow words! Tag #PJSenryu and we’ll retweet your poems. Today’s word: Checkmate Casual reminder that submissions are open! #writingprompts #poetryprompts #WritingCommunity

#SongOfTheDay: "Ikenai Rouge Magic" (い・け・な・いルージュマジック, 2011) by Merpeoples #pop #rock #song This is a cover of a song originally from 1982 by Kiyoshiro Imawano and Ryuichi Sakamoto youtu.be/vUfWgOE_ePQ?...

everyone, take a good look -- seagulls are black birds --Shinko Tokizane みんなよくごらんカモメは黒い鳥　時実新子 #senryu #translation

#SongOfTheDay: "Gassttrumm" (2001) by Koenjihyakkei #alternative #prog #zeuhl #rock #song youtu.be/ufGYrYre9-4?...

if you stretch your neck far enough, water in the Big Dipper --Shinko Tokizane 首伸ばしきれば北斗の杓の水　時実新子 #senryu #translation