Professor's tanka poetry collection illustrates life with cats
Professor's tanka poetry collection illustrates life with cats
Professor's tanka poetry collection illustrates life with cats
7/10/2019
A book of American-style tanka poetry by 91快播 Professor Yukiko Inoue-Smith was published on June 3, adding to her growing collection of published works. 鈥淟ife with Goblin and PJ: A Collection of Tanka Poetry鈥� was published by JustFiction Edition.
Inoue-Smith, a professor of educational psychology and research, has worked extensively with tanka, which translates into 鈥渟hort song鈥� and is one of the oldest styles of Japanese poetry. With a structure similar to haiku, tanka poems written in Japanese are verses of 31 syllables in one straight line. But in English and other languages, they are often written using five lines.
The poetry in 鈥淟ife with Goblin and PJ鈥� is inspired by the author鈥檚 two cats.
鈥淚 have come to realize the huge benefits of having pets,鈥� Inoue-Smith writes in the book. 鈥淔or most of my adult life, I concentrated on my studies and then on my work 鈥� Without knowing it, I needed cats very much.鈥�
Excerpt from 鈥淟ife with Goblin and PJ鈥�:
Everything today
Dashed my hopes鈥�
It is late and
Hearing my complaints
Other published tanka collections by Inoue-Smith include:
- 鈥淲inter Woods: My Journey into Tanka"
- 鈥淭he Inescapable Seasons of Life"
- 鈥淒o Cats Dream?鈥�
- 鈥淎 Shawl of Mist"
- "The Wail of Gaea"
She has also authored and compiled books on educational topics, including:
- 鈥淎 Jungle Named Academia: Approaches to Self-Development and Growth鈥�
- 鈥淔aculty Roles and Changing Expectations in the New Age鈥�
Her works are available for purchase via Amazon and JustFiction.