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poems published on Buddhistdoor. 20 may 2021

i recently joined the regular writers at Buddhistdoor Teahouse. here are the poems i've had published there so far:

Moisture Pond life Moonsilver Festering feast The pigeon Different expectations

#Buddhistdoor #buddhism #poetry #zen #daishinstephenson

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photograph. 3 may 2021

paver stone alley between buildings

#glasgow #nofilter #photography #daishinstephenson

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april reads. 1 may 2021

the highlights of april's reading:

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

Terminal Boredom by Izumi Suzuki

Wayside and Woodland Trees by Edward Step

The Same Sea In Us All by Jaan Kaplinski (reread)

#miekokawakami #izumisuzuki #edwardstep #jaankaplinski #books

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video: tree reflection in rain puddle obliterated by raindrops. 2 april 2021

tree reflection in rain puddle obliterated by raindrops video by daishin on PeerTube –- an ethical, decentralized platform with no ads or tracking.

video screenshot of tree reflection in rain puddle obliterated by raindrops

#reflections #rainpuddles #raindrops #nofilter #video #daishinstephenson

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march reads. 1 april 2021

the highlights of march's reading:

The Unfinished Hut by Gerry Loose

John Silence by Algernon Blackwood

I.W.W. Songs: to Fan the Flames of Discontent

Selected Poems 1930-1989 by Samuel Beckett

#gerryloose #algernonblackwood #samuelbeckett #books #daishinreads

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photograph. 24 march 2021

clouds

#clouds #windowgazing #nofilter #photography #daishinstephenson

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february reads. 1 march 2021

here are the highlights of the previous month's reading:

The Wandering Border by Jaan Kaplinski (again, as it is great)

The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht

On Immunity by Eula Biss

Flannery O'Connor: The Cartoons by Flannery O'Connor

#monthlyreads #jaankaplinski #carmenmariamachado #stephengrahamjones #bertoltbrecht #eulabiss #flanneryoconnor #books #daishinreads

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photograph. 24 february 2021

looking through bare-limbed trees on a wet winter day

#trees #winter #glasgow #scotland #nofilter #photography #daishinstephenson

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video: snowfall. 11 february 2021

snowfall video by daishin on PeerTube –- an ethical, decentralized platform with no ads or tracking.

video still of snow falling in park with trees

#snowfall #impermanence #glasgow #nofilter #daishinstephenson

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january reads. 27 january 2021

here are the highlights of the month's reading:

Municipal Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Council Housing by John Boughton

Why Look At Animals? by John Berger

Moby Dick, or The Whale by Herman Melville (i have no idea how many times i have read this book.)

Strong in the Rain by Kenji Miyazawa

Demons by Daylight by Ramsey Campbell

Pine by Francine Toon

BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels

#monthlyreads #johnboughton #johnberger #hermanmelville #kenjimiyazawa #ramseycampbell #francinetoon #ezraclaytandaniels #daishinreads

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