The joy of jumping in poetry… by @soramaruT share your passion, share your joy!

Photo of Sora Jumping for Joy by Eyoalha Baker

A beautiful poem about joy by Sora Takayama …

———–
Jump

Jump
The body’s pulse
Jump
The soul’s fugue
Jump
Over the horizon
Jump
Break through the dimension

———–

ジャンプ

ジャンプ
肉体の躍動
ジャンプ
精神のフーガ
ジャンプ
地平線を越えて
ジャンプ
次元を破って
———–

Photo of Sora Takayama by Eyoalha Baker

A little bit about Sora:

Born in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan in 1979. Master of Arts in philosophy.
Beginning in 2007 travelled the world for 4 1/2 years.
In 2008, joined Austrian Artist Bello Benischauer’s ongoing art project doing translation and performance (http://www.artinprocess.com).
1st poetry book “Tsuki To Buranko” was published in Spring, 2014.
Started Vegan Pudding & Co from 2015.
Co-stared with Japanese actors Takao Osawa and Masami Nagasawa in clothing company Global Work’s advertising campaign “Sekai-jin” [Global Citizens] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ws8y_bHW54).
​Invited to perform poetry piece at the Canada Japan Friendship Association. (http://cjfa.org/).
Host of the “Japanese Poets North of the 49th”.

Working on: Writing poem. Performance poetry reading. www.takayamasoramaru.com

Connect with Sora:

Twitter: @soramaruT

Instagram: @vegan_pudding_co

FB page: www.facebook.com/veganpuddingco/ www.facebook.com/jpn49th/