Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo. Article details.
Nov. 29, 2012 Nihon Kajin Club Convention at Shonan International Village Center
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1 Nov. 29, This is a brief report of the 7th International Tanka Festival 2012 hosted by the Japan Tanka Poets' Society held at Shonan Village Centre in Kanagawa Pref. Mr. Shiro Akiba, the Chairman of the Japan Tanka Poets' Society, making a welcome speech at the opening. |
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Mr. Arthur Binard, Poet and a lecturer of the festival, delivered a keynote. |
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Having Mr. Takayuki Saigusa as the moderator, the panelists, Mr. Arthur Binard, Ms. Sawako Akiyama, and Ms. Sawako Nakagawa had a vigorous discussion about translating Japanese short poem, including Tanka, into English. Opinions, questions and on-target answeres were presented, and it was a very fruitful discussion. |
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"Tanka Reading in Mother Tongues" Together with Ms. Heera M. Woodman, a Japanese culture & literature fancier, a British living in Japan, I performed reading of some pieces from "Man-yo-shu", and from my recent works. |
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At the social gathering after the Festival. With Ms. Heera M. Woods and Ms. Sieglinda Matsuo. |
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