About the Author: Kenichi K. Yabusaki was born in a concentration camp during World War II. He is a retired biochemist with an interest in philosophy, and uses poetry to emote thoughts on the human condition. He is an avid fly angler and lives with his wife in Hawaii.
During the Pause: A Collection of Tanka Poems
by Kenichi K. Yabusaki
During the Pause: A Collection of Tanka Poems
by Kenichi K. Yabusaki
Published Mar 03, 2022
67 Pages
Genre: POETRY / General
Book Details
Profound—Inspiring—Reflective Poems of the Human Condition
During the Pause offers poems that embrace the ideas of Nature, Politics, Racism, Love, Death and Loss, Science, Philosophy, and much more. As Tanka poetry, or “short song” poetry, which began in seventh-century Japan, the poems follow a simple 5-7-5-7-7 syllable pattern with no rhyming or punctuation. This unique structure lends itself to an economy of words and is an eloquent vehicle for emotional expression.