reminds me of the aging Genji
who, to rid himself of Princess Tamakazura,


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‘nothing like an ancient corridor where a / woman is stripped of resistance.’
reminds me of the aging Genji
who, to rid himself of Princess Tamakazura,
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Kimiko Hahn is the author of nine poetry collections, including The Unbearable Heart, The Artist's Daughter, The Narrow Road to the Interior and Brain Fever, forthcoming in October. She is a distinguished professor in the MFA programme in creative writing and literary translation at Queens College, City University of New York.
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