Time dances. Another Newsletter for my Gentle Yoga students. #7–seven weeks!
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Shamelessly written by Genie Nakano at Spillwords.com
Spillwords.com presents: Shamelessly, written by Genie Nakano – I was born in Boyle Heights, CA… known as the barrios of East L.A. Source: Shamelessly written by Genie Nakano at Spillwords.com
Storyteller
the wind blowing through my hair there is so little time let’s jump above the gust and dance with the wind. Genie Nakano This is the cover of book I wrote–a collection of tanka, “StoryTeller”. The photo was taken by Ed Ito in 1978–then I transformed it into a litho. This was done back inContinue reading “Storyteller”
Rain
A bittersweet tanka series. Many years I’ve mourned my unborn child…
Droughtful
Tuesday Newsday – Kwan Yin
Every Tuesday I send out a Newsletter to my Yoga students–“Tuesday Newsday”. This was it for today Feb. 11, 2020. My poems/tanka are published in the Rafu Shimpo. Kwan Yin was printed last week.
purple lotus
sweet lotusthrives in muddy watersyet, diesin pure clean waterperhaps I stand a chance
Kwan Yin~ Golden Bamboo~~haiku
My bamboo has grown–the photo below is today and below below is current–you can see that the vines grew and the bamboo was Kwan Yins size now bamboo is way above her. whole wall is covered and it’s growing growing. Genie Nakano, 7.14.21 Golden Bambooabove the walls we growsummer heat Kwan yinstands poised in myContinue reading “Kwan Yin~ Golden Bamboo~~haiku”
Women in Red
This photo is from a summer performance in 2016. Joey Kamiya played Shamisen, Glen on Congas and Gary Yano on bass. Genie Nakano danced and read her poetry — born in East L. A. “Orales Pues”. August 29, 2021—celebrating 73 years.
sky
Sometimeswe need to pushthrough the cloudsto feel the sunand touch the sky
Genie Nakano 