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Wed Oct 21 2026 at 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-04:00

"Japanese Death Poem Workshop"

  • City Lore · New York
  • From USD 17.85
City Lore, Bowery Poetry, Poets House Publisher / Host City Lore, Bowery Poetry, Poets House
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"Suminagashi and a Last Gasp Haiku" with Bob Holman and Sono Kuwayama
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Sono teaches you how to make your own suminagashi, or “flowing ink paper,” and Bob will guide you to write your last breath haiku in the Japanese tradition. This tradition once practiced by Samurai Warriors and now by Buddhist monks saw them reciting a meaningful haiku as their last words – City Lore, 56 E. First Street, Manhattan. Tickets: $15

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City Lore, City Lore, New York, United States

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