Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo.
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October 11 at 4:30 p.m., PST (Oct. 12 at 8:30 a.m., Japan Time), I participated in Zoom Reading Event presided at by Ms. Maja Trochimczyk and performed reading of my English Tanka sequence "Borderless Prayer," which was published in "WE ARE HERE: VILLAGE POETS ANTHOLOGY". |
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It was their 10th Anniversary of their virtual event, and I was very honored to be a part of the event together with the other poets whose poems were published in the same anthology. |
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Below is the quote from their website: FLINTRIDGE BOOKSTORE PRESENTS VIRTUAL CELEBRATION OF 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF VILLAGE POETS READINGS. WE ARE HERE: VILLAGE POETS ANTHOLOGY MAJA TROCHIMCZYK & MARLENE HITT, EDITORS |
Monday, October 12, 2020
Having received an invitation on Oct. 4 from Ms. Vessislava Savova, a poet and one of my best friends, I am currently participating poetry marathon in Facebook.
It is an 8-day project in which all participants post one piece of own poem per day while inviting 2 poets. Poems posted in this project will be translated into Russian and get published in Russian Almanac.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
I am very honored that some of my Tanka were read aloud at Collingswood Book Festival event brought by the Collingswood Book Festival and Nick Virgilio Writers House on October 3rd PST.
I am very glad that I received this great news on my birthday. What a coincidence!
My sincere gratitude toward my dearest friend Ms. Robin Palley, and Nick Vilgilio Writers House.
(click the image below to view the Nick Virgilio Haiku Association's event FB page.)
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
The newsletter volume 19 of "Writers association aiming for abondoning-nuclear-power society" (President: Mr. Otohiko Kaga) issued in October 2020 posted my essay "Kokoro no Arikata (the State of Mind)".
Having an agreement from Mr. Yukitsuna Sasaki, who presides "Kokoro no Hana", a Tanka association I belong to, I quoted some pieces of Tanka from Mr. Sasaki's anthology, "Teo ga Kita Hi (The day Theo became my family member)."
Although a piece of Tanka is supposed to be written in one line as in the original, it had to devide a piece into two lines due to the limitation of number of characters per line. I sincerely apologize for it.
Excerpt from the newsletter
(click the image below to read the article in enlarged size)
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
To celebrate my 15 years of International Tanka Performance, I am going to host a special Online Reading event on Zoom organized by Ms. Deborah P Kolodji.
Date & Time: Tues. Sept 29, 6 PM in US California time (Sept 30,10 am in Japan time).
Friday, September 25, 2020
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September 23, 4:00 p.m., U.S. time (Sept. 24, 8:00 p.m., Japan time), I participated in Wednesday Poetry Zoom Meeting presided at by Ms. Kathabela Wilson, and performed reading of "Wish List", which is a Haiku & Tanka sequence I composed with an English Haiku poet, Ms. Deborah P. Kolodji just a night before the meeting. |
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Composing sequence with Ms. Deborah is an irreplaceable joy because we inspire each other through an invisible rainbow between her in California and me in tokyo. |
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In addition to flute play by Mr. Rick Wilson and paintings by Mr. Robert Stewart, I was inspired by the photos of mural paintings Ms. Deborah took in Santa Fe by chance. It was a very rich and artistic time. |
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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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September 16, 4:00 p.m., U.S. time (Sept. 17 8:00 a.m., Japan time), I participated in Wednesday Poetry Zoom Meeting presided at by Ms. Kathabela Wilson. I performed reading the latest Haiku & Tanka sequence, "Tilt of the Earth", which Ms. Deborah P Kolodji and I composed together. I am glad that everybody enjoyed it. |
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In this meeting, I had an opportunity to get in touch with different ways of expression such as a collaboration of art and poetry, music performance, and paintings. All of them inspired me a lot. It was a precious time for me. |
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I would like to thank all the participants. I am looking forward to seeing you all next week. |
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
"Both Sides of the Ocean" which is a sequence of English Haiku and English Tanka that Ms. Deborah P. Kolodji and I composed together was posted in a New Zealand poetry magazine, "Kokako" in its volume 33.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude toward Kokako editors, Ms. Patricia Prime and Ms. Margaret Beverland.
Both Sides of the Ocean
tea for both
sides of the ocean
smiling moon (D)
sharing
time under
the big dipper ---
gente roundness
of our horizon (M)
was it only yesterday?
cherry blossoms lined
a graveyard (D)
chatting
on the terrace ...
our roses
under my sun
under your moon (M)
I look up
through bougainvillea
skies we once travelled (D)
clouds come
into my tea cup
and go out ...
do they drift
from mine to yours? (M)
Deborah P Kolodji & Mariko Kitakubo
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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September 9, 4:00 p.m., U.S. time (Sept. 10, 8:00 a.m., Japan time), I participated in Wednesday Poetry Zoom Meeting presided at by Ms. Kathabela Wilson, and performed reading of tanka sequence with some new pieces about life and the transmigrations of soul. |
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Although I was able to participate in today's meeting due to my personal reason, I was very glad that the members enjoyed my presentation. |
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The photos of me performing were taken by Ms. Kathabela Wilson. |
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020
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September 8, 7 p.m., U.S. time (Sept. 9, 11 a.m., Japan time), I participated in online event of The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes in which Ms. Teresa Mei Chuc was featured, and I performed reading as an open-mic speaker. |
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Ms. Teresa Mei Chuc offered me a great help when I published my sixth anthology, "INDIGO" from Shabda Press in 2016. I really appreciate the efforts she made for me. |
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I am honored to be able to listen to Ms. Teresa's impressively powerful poems. |
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* My pictures were taken by Ms. Kathabela Wilson. |
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
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