This year we celebrated the Lunar New Year instead of Hatsugama. Portland had such a bad winter storm that we had to cancel Hatsugama. Our gathering took place at the newly opened Cedar Tree Hotel. The lobby is beautifully understated with a koi pond in the middle! Stephanie and I named the three koi …
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Six poets gathered on New Year’s Day 2024 at Issoan to celebrate the New Year. We shared sake, tea tasting, snacks, matcha, sweets, lunch and incense appreciation during the day while composing a 28 stanza linked verse. I hope you like the entire poem.
Earth slowly rises From winter slumber In the sunshine …
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This year Issoan celebrated Hatsugama in a hybrid as still some people cannot come to the tea room, and some people attended from out of town.
The first seki I laid sumi and served tenshin meal.
Then a break and our zoom guests joined us for sweets and tea. Thank you all …
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Issoan students from Portland and across the world gathered on this New Year’s day for a poetry gathering. While we composed poems, we shared incense, snacks, sweets, tea and of course Sake. It was a relaxed and social time on zoom.
The 25 verse poem we collaborated has become an annual event and everyone who …
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