kesem

    • Biography | 伝記
    • Music | 作曲
      • Coming Out (Feb 2009 – Aug 2011)
      • Israel (Apr-Jun 2024)
      • Japan (July 2024 – present)
      • Sex and the Biggest City (July 2024 – present)
      • My One-Year Trip in East Asia
      • Japan: Round One (Feb-May 2023)
      • South Korea (May-Aug 2023)
      • Japan: Round Two (Aug 2023 – Jan 2024)
      • Taiwan (Jan-Apr 2024)
    • Comedy | コメディ
    • Poetry | 詩
    • Published Works | 掲載作品
    • Contact | 連絡

Poetry | 詩

  • Shalom | שלום

    Shalom | שלום

    Jun 30, 2024

    Shalom to Israel, shalom to love.

    Read more: Shalom | שלום
  • The Land of the Undead | ארץ האל-מתים

    The Land of the Undead | ארץ האל-מתים

    May 21, 2024

    The Hebrew on the tombstone is the name of my maternal grandmother. Behind her is my maternal grandfather.

    Read more: The Land of the Undead | ארץ האל-מתים
  • Hibernation | תרדמת חורף

    Hibernation | תרדמת חורף

    May 1, 2024

    War, alienation, and unrequited love: life in Israel.

    Read more: Hibernation | תרדמת חורף
  • Patior Ergo Vivo | 我苦故我活

    Patior Ergo Vivo | 我苦故我活

    Mar 26, 2024

    I suffer, therefore I live.

    Read more: Patior Ergo Vivo | 我苦故我活
  • Aeneas | 埃涅阿斯

    Aeneas | 埃涅阿斯

    Mar 11, 2024

    Dido’s Lament, in Taiwan.

    Read more: Aeneas | 埃涅阿斯
  • Sentio Ergo Patior | 我感故我苦

    Sentio Ergo Patior | 我感故我苦

    Feb 19, 2024

    I feel, therefore I suffer.

    Read more: Sentio Ergo Patior | 我感故我苦
  • Cogito Ergo Patior | 我思う、故に我被り

    Cogito Ergo Patior | 我思う、故に我被り

    Nov 19, 2023

    I think, therefore I suffer.

    Read more: Cogito Ergo Patior | 我思う、故に我被り
  • The Club of Slytherin | スリザリンのクラブ

    The Club of Slytherin | スリザリンのクラブ

    Nov 11, 2023

    Just another soul-crushing night of partying.

    Read more: The Club of Slytherin | スリザリンのクラブ
  • Nevermind, Move On | 今のなし、進もう

    Nevermind, Move On | 今のなし、進もう

    Sep 15, 2023

    I’ve become a fool.

    Read more: Nevermind, Move On | 今のなし、進もう
  • Left on Unread | 未読スルー

    Left on Unread | 未読スルー

    Aug 14, 2023

    If only I could tread into the fog inside your head.

    Read more: Left on Unread | 未読スルー
  • A Piece of Tofu in a Korean Barbecue | 한국식 바비큐에 두부 한 조각

    A Piece of Tofu in a Korean Barbecue | 한국식 바비큐에 두부 한 조각

    Aug 1, 2023

    A bittersweet farewell to a country that made me feel like bland leftovers in a seasoned buffet.

    Read more: A Piece of Tofu in a Korean Barbecue | 한국식 바비큐에 두부 한 조각
  • Why Does Life Have to Go On? | 왜 인생은 계속해야지?

    Why Does Life Have to Go On? | 왜 인생은 계속해야지?

    Jul 16, 2023

    An eternity has come to a close.

    Read more: Why Does Life Have to Go On? | 왜 인생은 계속해야지?
  • And So Does My Heart, After Feeling on Top of the World | それと自分の魂足が地に着かない後

    And So Does My Heart, After Feeling on Top of the World | それと自分の魂足が地に着かない後

    Apr 28, 2023

    The highs and lows of clubbing.

    Read more: And So Does My Heart, After Feeling on Top of the World | それと自分の魂足が地に着かない後
  • My First Pride | 始めてのプライド

    My First Pride | 始めてのプライド

    Apr 23, 2023

    The first day of Tokyo Pride is as gloomy as any day.

    Read more: My First Pride | 始めてのプライド
  • The Wilted Sakura | 枯れ桜

    The Wilted Sakura | 枯れ桜

    Apr 20, 2023

    Regret and defeat at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.

    Read more: The Wilted Sakura | 枯れ桜
  • For the Last Time | 最後に

    For the Last Time | 最後に

    Apr 19, 2023

    Hirayu Onsen might be my last hot spring.

    Read more: For the Last Time | 最後に
  • Ignorance is the Opposite of Bliss | 知らぬが仏の反対

    Ignorance is the Opposite of Bliss | 知らぬが仏の反対

    Apr 12, 2023

    Arashiyama brings out the anxious poet in me.

    Read more: Ignorance is the Opposite of Bliss | 知らぬが仏の反対
  • The Holiest Shrine in Japan | 日本で最も神聖な神社

    The Holiest Shrine in Japan | 日本で最も神聖な神社

    Apr 11, 2023

    A poem I wrote after visiting Ise Grand Shrine.

    Read more: The Holiest Shrine in Japan | 日本で最も神聖な神社
  • Till Then, I’ll Cry | それまで、泣きます

    Till Then, I’ll Cry | それまで、泣きます

    Apr 7, 2023

    A poem I wrote at Saigyo-an Hermitage, the mountain hut where the poet and Buddhist monk Saigyo lived in seclusion in the 12th century.

    Read more: Till Then, I’ll Cry | それまで、泣きます
  • A Leap of Faith | 清水の舞台から飛び降りる

    A Leap of Faith | 清水の舞台から飛び降りる

    Mar 28, 2023

    A poem I wrote on the ferry back from Miyajima that motivated me to share my coming out story.

    Read more: A Leap of Faith | 清水の舞台から飛び降りる
  • A Day (or Five) in the Life of a Pilgrim | 巡礼者の一日(また五日)

    A Day (or Five) in the Life of a Pilgrim | 巡礼者の一日(また五日)

    Mar 17, 2023

    Don’t pick a multi-day pilgrimage for your first hiking experience.

    Read more: A Day (or Five) in the Life of a Pilgrim | 巡礼者の一日(また五日)
  • Not for Long | 長くはない

    Not for Long | 長くはない

    Feb 28, 2023

    A backpacker comforted by words, and haunted by regret.

    Read more: Not for Long | 長くはない
  • Alone in a Foreign Country | 異国で一人

    Alone in a Foreign Country | 異国で一人

    Feb 21, 2023

    Everything is different for an Israeli in the Land of the Rising Sun. Including said Israeli.

    Read more: Alone in a Foreign Country | 異国で一人
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