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Joy of Water: visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

hiromi suzuki

There is Tamagawa Aqueduct under the Daitabashi Station near the town where I live. The name of the place “Daitabashi” comes from “Daidarabotchi” as a giant in Japanese folklore. Daidarabotchi’s huge footprints are said to have created lakes and ponds.

I searched for historical materials of underground water in Tokyo, walked by side of the springwater and creeks. When I found the springwater at the street corner, I felt a joy very much.

Water wells up from the soil.
The river flows to the ocean.
A small river flowing under my step leads to your town.

Is it my fantasy?

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hiromi suzuki

hiromi suzuki is a poet, novelist and artist living in Tokyo, Japan. She is the author of Ms. cried, 77 poems by hiromi suzuki (Kisaragi Publishing, 2013), logbook (Hesterglock Press, 2018), and INVISIBLE SCENERY (Low Frequency Press, 2018). Her works have been published internationally in poetry journals, literary journals and anthologies. Visit her at hiromisuzukimicrojournal.tumblr.com/ and on Twitter @HRMsuzuki.

Author: hiromi suzuki Tags: visual poetry Category: Visual Art and Visual Poetry April 13, 2018

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  1. Sam Silva says

    May 18, 2018 at 4:04 am

    hiromi’s work is always really good

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