1.0Benjamin X. Wretlindhttps://bxwretlind.com/blogBenjamin X. Wretlindhttps://bxwretlind.com/blog/author/admin/A Primer on Death Poetry for Writersrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="EjsGOomoce"><a href="https://bxwretlind.com/blog/2018/05/18/death-be-not-proud-and-stuff/">A Primer on Death Poetry for Writers</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://bxwretlind.com/blog/2018/05/18/death-be-not-proud-and-stuff/embed/#?secret=EjsGOomoce" width="600" height="338" title="“A Primer on Death Poetry for Writers” — Benjamin X. Wretlind" data-secret="EjsGOomoce" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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Within the jinsei (death poetry) of many Japanese poets, there are allusions to season, to weather, or the time of the year in which death occurs. Here we read welcoming thoughts imbued with touches of happiness or satisfaction. Death, therefore, is a welcome end to a long life.https://bxwretlind.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/death_poetry_pin-683x1024.jpg