Skip to main content

Planting a Hibaku Tree in Argentina: Tree Project text piece - a special mention on the Poetry Foundation's blog

A crucial new issue of Evening Will Come is out, compiled and edited by Brandon Shimoda in remembrance of the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki...

Tree Project text piece - a special mention on the Poetry Foundation's blog

"Also captivating is this epistolary exchange (with a genuinely touching ending) between an Argentinian man requesting Hibaku tree seeds from Japan’s Tree Project, so he may “nurture and plant in the new site of our company, at Tigre County, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.” The delivery of the seeds through customs and without governmental assistance proves so tricky that the once-simple project turns into somewhat of a saga, with the repetition of the Japanese proverb “Everything arrives for those who wait,” pictures of their children, architectural plans, and discussions about film."



Comments

Popular posts from this blog

New York: Florian Altenburg & Maika Pollack's Persimmon seeds sprouted

J une 14 at 2:06pm "Hello Dear, My persimmon tree sprouted a few days ago! H ere is one photo of our persimmon plant--more to come! " xoxo ----Maika Congrats, Maika, we look forward to pics with your smile!

Chie's Sprouts! Sprouting update (2 persimmons) and “Mother Altar” exhibition at the Mother Gallery.

The Tree Project's Hibaku Ginkgo seeds are in a group show, “Mother Altar,” at the Mother Gallery.  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/arts/design/virtual-art-galleries.html

THE HAPPY, HAPPY END 28 - Alberto and new Hibaku seeds in Argentina

Hi Hiroshi The three sprouts are happy We take them into a larger pot and put belio the earth seeds of corn to fertilize. The green pasture therefore is corn We will control corn not to grow too much Kind Alberto