Haiku by Takao Kaneko 金子隆夫, live from Tokyo — the first presentation of his poetry in Britain.
Presented by Art of the Rough Diamonds ↗ at Kellogg College, University of Oxford ↗ and Curio Books + Culture ↗
Both events joined live to Tokyo on Zoom · 20:00–22:00 JST
Presented by
Art of the Rough Diamonds
Tokyo non-profit and publisher of Wisdom for Life
art-of-rough-diamonds.org ↗
K
Friday 30 October · venue
Kellogg College, University of Oxford
Mawby Room, 60–62 Banbury Road
kellogg.ox.ac.uk ↗
C
Saturday 31 October · venue
Curio Books + Culture
Downstairs at Common Ground, 37–38 Little Clarendon Street
curiobookshop.co.uk ↗
Supported by
Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation
Supporting the whole project
gbsf.org.uk ↗
Kaneko goes each day to Kobo-Syu 工房集, a support centre for disabled people in Saitama. He used to make handmade washi postcards there. Then a member of staff asked whether she might read the diary he kept. He agreed, and she found “a person looking out at the world with an extraordinary degree of affection”. Writing became his work.
“Kaneko does not write about disability.
He writes about the business of being human.”
From Wisdom for Life · words and haiku by Takao Kaneko · English translations by Dr Laurence Mann, University of Oxford
Haiku and drawings by Takao Kaneko · English translations by Dr Laurence Mann ↗
I am feeling great.
I am so happy now that
I could meet you
最高です
あなたに会えて
うれしいよ
What a lovely smell
sweet olives are
my next-door neighbours
いいにおい
きんもくせいが
おとなりさん
It is so bizarre
how did I suddenly get
as old as I am?
ふしぎです
こんな年齢に
なるなんて
Living life is the
real drama show isn’t it
what a sensation
生きてこそ
ドラマのようだ
しげきてき
Four versions, one for each haiku. Each comes as an A3 poster with Kaneko's drawing, an A3 typographic poster, and a 1080×1350 image for social media. Please feel free to print and share.
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