{"id":8169,"date":"2007-09-25T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-25T19:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/09\/25\/reminders-moon-cakes-harvest-moon-"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:42","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:42","slug":"reminders-moon-cakes-harvest-moon-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/09\/25\/reminders-moon-cakes-harvest-moon-more\/","title":{"rendered":"reminders: moon cakes, harvest moon, lawyer poets & more"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" A few friendly, helpful, inspiring reminders from the f\/k\/a Gang <\/strong>(penned while procrastinating over a more substantive posting):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"ChinaMoonN\"<\/span> As we wrote a week ago<\/a>: The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival<\/a>, during which families traditionally get together and eat moon cakes<\/a>, is celebrated and concluded tonight.<\/p>\n

cutting the moon cake
\njust like my mother
\nMid Autumn Festival<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 by yu chang<\/a>– Upstate Dim Sum<\/em> 2002\/I \"\"<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\" <\/span><\/span>The Harvest Moon<\/strong><\/em> will arrive in all its glory tomorrow night, September 26, 2007. The moon has been especially bright and beautiful here in Upstate New York all this week. Sadly, cloud covering will probably block our view of the Harvest Moon tomorrow. So, the f\/k\/a<\/em> Gang will be out pre-Mooning over the Harvest Moon this evening.<\/p>\n

.. \"\" … We have accumulated Harvest Moon lore and scores of Harvest Moon haiku over the past few years. To find them, go to<\/p>\n

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  1. “this moon’s for you!<\/a>“<\/li>\n
  2. “more harvest moon haiku<\/a>“<\/li>\n
  3. “don’t forget to look up<\/a>“<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    his frail hands
    \nthe last harvest
    \nungathered<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    sway
    \nof the harvest moon
    \nthe barn door open<\/p>\n

    harvest moon
    \na spider farms
    \nthe wall ivy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    …………………………………………………… by Laryalee Fraser<\/a> \"full <\/span>
    \n\u201charvest moon\/spider\u201d- Haiku Harvest <\/em>(fall\/winter\/05)
    \n“sway” Roadrunner Haiku Journal<\/em> (Nov. 2006 Issue VI:4)
    \n\u201chis frail hands\u201d – Simply Haiku <\/em> (autumn 2004)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    \"\" (large<\/a>) <\/span>I<\/strong><\/em>n “Poetic Justice: Another Verse<\/a>,” Bob Ambrogi told us yesterday at LegalBlogWatch <\/em> (Sept. 24, 2007) , that “poetry is sweeping the profession.” Frankly, it looks more like bad doggerel and parody verse is sweeping the profession. However, this is a great chance to remind you that you can read thousands of real poems<\/a> by real lawyer-poets online at the fabulous Law in Popular Culture Collection<\/em> at the Tarlton Law Library<\/a> of the University of Texas (Austin).<\/p>\n

    Over the past few years, we’ve told you (here<\/a>, here<\/a> and there<\/a>) about three gigantic collections of lawyer poetry published by Law Prof. Jim Elkins, at West Virginia Law School, in the Legal Studies Forum <\/em>(also see his online website about lawyer-poets, Strangers to Us All<\/a>). The Tarlton Library has reproduced each of the LSF<\/em> poetry volumes online — well over a thousand pages of text — and you can find them here:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n