Poetry
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Walking and Drawing, Cairngorms, Scotland, Part 2
snow flakes dancing around in the sunlight finished no more haiku just footstep after footstep
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Dogen’s Waka: 2 Poems, 2 Commentaries
First poem and commentary by John Fraser: My free translation of Master Dogen’s poem Shobogenzo: 波も引き風もつながぬ捨小舟 月こそ夜半のさかひ成けり In the heart of the dark The moonlight holding A small boat drifting Unmoved […]
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Walking and Drawing, Cairngorms, Scotland, Part 1
fractured not disassociated edges of chaos Heading up through Glen Tilt we found piles of old logs and bare wood, massive tyre tracked and gouged layers of mud. A brief […]
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Dogen’s white heron poem: a Zen commentary by John Fraser
I have been thinking quite a bit recently about the mindset and visuals of Japanese Waka/Tanka and (the shorter, short song) of Haiku which came later. By good fortune at […]
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Tracks, trails, omens
Has been a long winter in Scotland and have been out through various trails. Wandering through these half forgotten, foggy forestry roads in the hills. Spider webs and open voids, […]
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Snow-Moor-Machines-Words-Wind
squealing blades cracked sun smoking snow trailing ice-grooves stone by stone shirking booming gusts
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Two years on from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
11th March 2011 Two years have now passed, and we wish to send our warmest wishes from Scotland, UK, to all those affected in Tohoku and around Japan. roaming sea-roads […]
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Season’s Greetings 2012
Have a great 2013 and all the very best wishes! Image: “Wandering Shibuya” 14 x 12 cm, mixed media on Japanese shikishi board sunlight drifts through autumn rain I try […]
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Artist Book – ‘Grey Torn Alloy and Other Exerpts’
Have been pretty busy with exhibition prep not to mention an artist book I started to develop a wee while ago and had to get really stuck in to get […]