The Camaraderie of Tea: A Poem
The Camaraderie of Tea An instant bond. A stranger from a distant land. Offers a cup of tea. Expresses a love of tea. Confesses an obsession with tea. Shares a new way with tea. An intriguing bond....
View ArticleNo Desire for Tea – A Tea Poem
I just don’t like tea! No, I have no interest in tea. None for me, thanks just the same. Grandma made it for me when I was little, stuck at home and sick. Grandma is gone now. I don’t want any tea. I...
View ArticleBrought Together by Tea: A Tea Poem
Travellers – strangers – travelling a foreign land. Find themselves connected – brought together by tea. Two trips of a lifetime – both for utterly unusual reasons. Trek together through the...
View ArticleThe Teapot
In lieu of an article, Dharlene sent us this tale by Hans Christian Andersen this month. Enjoy! “HERE was once a proud teapot; it was proud of being porcelain, proud of its long spout, proud of its...
View ArticleIn Three Cups of Tea
April is National Poetry Month – January is National Hot Tea Month – for those of us that do not wait for these months to celebrate either of our loves; it is my pleasure to share this poem with you....
View ArticleA Tea Trading Company’s Daughter
A Tea Trading Company’s Daughter (茶行的女兒), first published in 2014 then a new edition in 2019, is a book written in Traditional Chinese by Taiwanese author Wang ShuWan whose father and uncle founded...
View ArticleTea Poetry: Rohini Exotic Emperor White
Guest Contribution by: Anesce Dremen Captured quarters, remnants of tulips, the butchering of spring merging to monsoons, imperfect buds, fractured leaves, wrinkled potential. We collected dampened...
View ArticleFalling Into Tea With Books, a Tea-Tinged Reflection
With the turning of the season, does your tea habit change? Cooler nights after sweltering days lead me to drink lots more of our favorite beverage. In this crazy time, my thoughts turn to the flavors...
View ArticleGreen Tea: A Short Story
“Green Tea” is a short story written by Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 – 1873) who specialized in horror fiction, including the familiar Gothic tales. Could a story titled “Green Tea” possibly...
View ArticleA Dream of Red Mansions
Chinese literature’s most notable work, A Dream of Red Mansions, the title of which in Mandarin reads “Hung Lou Meng” (紅樓夢), is a novel said to be written by multiple authors – not a collaboration,...
View ArticleSix Chinese Idioms About Tea: Understanding Culture via Language
With its origins nestled deep within Yunnan, China, tea is a tree, a leaf, a symbol of longevity, and a cultural relic. The earliest record of tea dates back 2,100 years along destinations of the Silk...
View ArticleThe Magic Tea Kettle; A Japanese Legend
“Bunbuku Chagama (分福茶釜 or 文福茶釜), literally “Bunbuku tea-kettle“[1] is a Japanese folktale or fairy tale about a raccoon dog, or tanuki, that uses its shapeshifting powers to reward its rescuer for his...
View ArticleModern and Contemporary Poetry About Tea
This article is a compilation of excerpts from Chinese poets in translation, who steep emotions through various vessels in connection to tea. The post Modern and Contemporary Poetry About Tea appeared...
View ArticleTea in Newspaper Headlines
An article titled "Care for a Cup of Satanic Chamomile?" appeared in the New York Times... The post Tea in Newspaper Headlines appeared first on T Ching.
View ArticleThe Big & Heavy Books About Tea
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View ArticleTea Cartoons; Need a chuckle with your tea?
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View ArticleCreative Writing Tea Prompt
Creative writing centered in tea has a tradition spanning over a millennium. The post Creative Writing Tea Prompt appeared first on T Ching.
View ArticleTea and Mystery by Ms. Agatha Christie
Everyone knows that reading and a cup of tea go hand in hand, and no one knew this better than Agatha Christie. The post Tea and Mystery by Ms. Agatha Christie appeared first on T Ching.
View ArticleTea Erasure Poetry from Dynastic Verse
Erasure poetry is a subgenre of found poetry which eliminates pre-existing text to compose a poem. The post Tea Erasure Poetry from Dynastic Verse appeared first on T Ching.
View ArticleTea Is An Experience
Sitting down to drink a cup of tea grants us permission to slow down. Slowing down is a powerful... The post Tea Is An Experience appeared first on T Ching.
View ArticleSansenke and Sen no Rikyū’s Descendants
The most talked-about period drama of recent years has to be the British series, Downton Abbey, co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece. However, lavish historical productions are certainly not...
View ArticleSage of Tea Lu Yu
In tea history, it is impossible not to come across mention of Lu Yu, the Sage of Tea or Patron Saint of Tea. The post Sage of Tea Lu Yu appeared first on T Ching.
View ArticleTeaBookClub: A Book Club for Tea Lovers
TeaBookClub is a virtual space for sharing knowledge, discussing industry topics, and to simply make friends. The post TeaBookClub: A Book Club for Tea Lovers appeared first on T Ching.
View ArticleTea in Literature: Polly put the kettle on, We’ll all have tea.
On the occasion of Charles Dickens' 200th birthday, tea lovers around the world echoed this famous quote from the familiar Mother Goose rhyme... The post Tea in Literature: Polly put the kettle on,...
View ArticleTea Poetry: Six in the Morning
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