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EPISODE · May 23, 2026 · 4 MIN

The Grass That Blocked My Way

from Calm Leaves: Waka Poetry from My Great-Grandfather's Japan · host Saku

In this first episode, Saku reads the opening poem from her great-grandfather's waka collection — a small moment on a summer riverbank, and what it quietly became. Original Japanese with English translation.

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