TFP Poems

The city of Kokura was the primary target for the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki 80 years ago on Aug. 9 at 11:02 a.m. Kokura was passed over that…

Aug 8

After Shōrin-zu byōbu, ink on paper, by Hasegawa Tōhaku, circa 1595

Jul 22

Lear’s Shadow

A poem for America

Jul 14

A poem for America

Jul 8

Trout Fishing With My Son Outside Decorah, Iowa

A poem for summer

Jul 6

A poem for America

Jun 22

A poem for Father’s Day

Jun 13

A poem for my son on Walt Whitman's birthday

May 31

A Soldier Told Me

A poem for Memorial Day

May 24

Like Leda's Hips

A poem after Leonardo da Vinci's studies for Leda and the Swan

May 13

Away at the War

A poem for Mother’s Day

May 7

A poem upon the death of Pope Francis

Apr 21

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