Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo.

Mariko Kitakubo Profile

Mariko Kitakubo

Born in Tokyo.
Living in Mitaka-city, Tokyo
Membership
Japan Writers' Association,
Japan PEN Club,
Association of Contemporary Tanka Poets,
Japan Tanka Poets' Society,
Kokoro-No-Hana,
Tan-Ku Co-Founder,
Tanka Society of America.

In commemoration of
15 years of tanka reading
The Latest Tanka Sequence
Original Tanka presented at
Spoken World Live

Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo. Article details.

First Video

Two stages per day, and transportation caused physical tiredness, however, I was filled with energy as soon as I stand in front of the audience and gave my best performance each time. Since I never experienced something like this in Japan, I was surprised but felt glad when visitors with camera came to us when we had a short lunch break. The fans of English tanaka, English haiku and free verse were gathered. I think I did my best to deliver my best performance to everyone.

If you are interested, try a short video on YouTube.