Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo.
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I participated in the Friday Poetry Zoom Meeting presided at by Ms. Kathabela Wilson and performed reading of Japanese and English Tanka and my new sequence on May 29, 4 p.m. (May 30, 8 a.m., Japan time). In the meeting, all the works presented by the fellow members inspired each other. Appraisals for work and exchanges of opinions were very meaningful. I had so much fun and 2-hour meeting flew by so quickly. |
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In the meeting, Mr. Robert Stuart, a painter, presented his works, and Mr. Rick Wilson performed Native American flute. The pursuit for collaboration of multiple means of expression was very intriguing for me. |
Friday, May 29, 2020
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On May 28, starting at 1:30 p.m., U.S. time (May 29, 5:30 a.m., Japan time), I participated in Thursday Poetry Zoom Meeting presided at by Ms. Kathabela Wilson, and performed Tanka reading both in English and Japanese. |
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Because it starts early in the morning in Japan, I was not sure if I could continue attending the meeting when I started in the beginning of this month. However, I am now able to naturally cope with the time difference between the two countries. |
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Activities with Zoom gives me a place to present my reading performance across the border. It is actually an unexpected and wonderful surprise for me. I would like to make efforts to improve the level of completion of my work both in Japanese and in English. |
Thursday, May 28, 2020
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On May 22 at 4 p.m. US, CA time (May 23, 8 a.m. Japan time), I participated in and performed bilingual tanka reading at Friday Poetry Meeting presided at by Ms. Kathabela Wilson. |
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I recited my new tanka sequence, which I completed writing the night before, both in Japanese and in English. I was very glad that the participants enjoyed, and they gave me wonderful comments. Although we are still under the restriction because of colona virus, it is a big encouragement for me as a reading performer to be given an opportunity to be able to present my work. |
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Various styles of poems presented by the fellow members inspired me a lot. Mr. Rick Wilson's Shakuhachi flute play was very moving, and gave me the seeds of new tanka. I am looking forward to seeing all of you again in the next meeting. Thank you very much for the meaningful time. |
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Thank you so much, Dearest Julie Anne Thorndyke.
Please enjoy my tanka, if you like.
constellation
finding
sacred light
in the eyes
of perished species
Friday, May 22, 2020
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I participated in Thursday Poetry Zoom Meeting on May 21, 1:30 p.m., US, CA time (May 22, 5:30 a.m., Japan Time), and performed tanka reading. |
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I was a little late, but the fellow members welcomed me. |
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To Ms. Kathabela Wilson and all the other participants. Thank you very much. I will attend Friday Poetry Zoom Meeting tomorrow, to which the other poets join. |
Friday, May 22, 2020
Internet magazine “Under the Basho (2020)” posted “Distance 2020”, which is the Tanka and Haiku sequence written by Ms. Deborah P. Kolodji, a Haiku poet and my close friend, and myself.
I will be more than happy if you could spend time to read the sequence created by Haiku poet and Tanka poet in California and Tokyo respectively living under the global Corona virus crisis.
>>Move to Under the Basho（2020）web page
Click the image below to view in enlarged size. 
Sunday, May 17, 2020
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Starting at 4:00 p.m. on May 15th U.S. time (8:00 a.m. on May 16th, Japan time), I participated in Friday Poetry Meeting and performed tanka reading. |
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The fellow members presented their own style of poetry such as free-form poems, Tanka, Haiku, Cherita and such. The style in which each one of us was inspired by each other worked out perfectly, and I enjoyed the session so much that I almost forgot the time passed by. |
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To Ms. Kathabela Wilson who presided the meeting, Mr. Rick Wilson who greatly inspired us by playing Native American flute, and all the fellow members. Thank you very much for the meaningful time! |
Sunday, May 17, 2020
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Thursday Poetry Meeting in US, CA time. on 14th, 1:30 p.m.～ (Japan time, 15th 5:30 a.m.～ ) As I did in last week, I participated in Thursday Poetry Meeting in U.S. presided at by Ms. Kathabela Wilson. |
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Many pieces of very unique and distinctive poetry got together beyond the boundaries of distance and time. In fact, I think that the interaction with fellow members rescues us from anxiousness. |
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I felt that sharing poems by reciting them face-to-face, even the pieces inspired by horrible reality, helped me to slightly lighten up my mind. |
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Friday, May 15, 2020
Tanka Cafe - Theme, Time
crying door
everyone comes
into the bar
with their own sorrow ...
happy hour
Selected Tanka
a wind song
in the sky
above the Roman ruins ---
am I the trembling rose
pale pale purple?
Winter 2020: Volume 16, Number 1
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
I will participate in a Zoom Poetry Meeting presided at by Ms. Karen Mahashakti Gartner in Germany which starts at 11 a.m. on May 7 Germany time (18 p.m. on the same day, Japan time).
Thursday, May 7, 2020
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