Nicholas Andriani

Tag: memoir

Poet Alexander Bacchus on Morocco, Marrakech, Accepting Ones Faults, and Living Intentionally

Feb 16, 2023

—

by

Nicholas Andriani

in creativewriting, Flash Poem, Flash Poetry, Morocco, Poem, poet, Poetry, poetry lessons, the writers life, travel writing

I first met Alex doing research on a local variation of Darija. (Moroccan Arabic). We both managed to find ourselves in Fez, that day, sitting across from one another and, the moment I saw this cat I realized I found my foil, my nemesis. A sheep in Wolof’s clothing, so to speak, for this cat…
Between the Sun and Us: A Memoir (opening lines)

Feb 14, 2023

—

by

Nicholas Andriani

in writing

I couldn’t help but feel like a fraud. Here I was, leaving behind everything I’ve ever known in the hopes of finding something better. But what if I never find it? What if I spend the rest of my days wandering aimlessly, searching for something that will never come?
AN INVITATION TO A BRAVE SPACE

Jan 19, 2022

—

by

Nicholas Andriani

in Poem, poet, Poetry, writing

Together we will create brave spaceBecause there is no such thing as a “safe space”We exist in the real worldWe all carry scars and we have all caused wounds.In this spaceWe seek to turn down the volume of the outside world.We amplify voices that fight to be heard elsewhere,We call each other to more truth…
Book Announcement: Wild Lines and Poetic Travels: A Keijro Suga Reader

Jan 14, 2022

—

by

Nicholas Andriani

in haiku, japan, japanese folklore, japanese language, japanese mythology, Poem, poet, Poetry, writing

Wild Lines and Poetic Travels: A Keijiro Suga Reader Edited by Doug Slaymaker This volume of essays and translations analyzes the prodigious and wide… Book Announcement: Wild Lines and Poetic Travels: A Keijro Suga Reader
Invocation (Poem): Will you embark upon our honeyed rendezvous?

Dec 4, 2021

—

by

Nicholas Andriani

in Flash Poem, Flash Poetry, Poem, poet, Poetry

Will you embark upon our honeyed rendezvous? Will you drink this strange brew? Inhale the perfumery of day glow grain? Heed the invitation East?
Scribes and Sake: Kasa-Jizo (かなじぞ)

Aug 3, 2021

—

by

Nicholas Andriani

in Academia, anime, Anthropology, Art, asia, asian studies, Book Blog, books, bookstagram, buddhism, college, columbia missouri, comparative literature, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, Culture, Dissertation, education, essay, existentialist, Flash Poem, folklore, inspiration, japan, japanese cinema, literary fiction, literary nonfiction, literature, meditation, mindfulness, nonfiction, ON WRITING, philosophy, Poem, poet, Poetry, quote, quote of the day, reading, Review, sketch, spirituality, stream-of-consciousness, study abroad, support the wandering scholar, the university of missouri, the writers life, Thesis, Thought Provoking, travel writing, travelblog, travelblogger, traveler, writing, yokai

Reading fairytales within the origin language. Contextual agreements between time and place, emotions and aesthetics. We might localize our hearts out but truth be told we humans are too complex to translate. #japanese #japaneselanguage #folklore #fable