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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,
Tanka Society of America.
Tan-Ku Co-Founder
Tan-Ku Association, president

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

Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo.
お知らせ

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Oct. 8th, I performed Japanese-English tanka reading at a literature event held at Sofia City Library, Bulgaria.
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I tried my best to deliver message from soul to soul, because both English nor Japanese are not the audience's mother tongue.

I was very happy when the people gathered there were moved to tears, and gave me wonderful comments.
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Ms. Iliyana Stoyanova made opening remarks.
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

On October 8th, I will perform tanka readng in an event in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2019 is a very imortant "three aniversaries" year for the two countries. I am very honored and excited about for the invitation to participate in one of the events to celebrate aniversaries.

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Please visit the event's Facebook Page!

Премиера на двуезичната хайку антология „Peonies / Божури“

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

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On the last day of ANIMUSIC Organological Congress2019, I presented Japanese and English tanka reading.
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The venue was a hotel & restaurant "Pousada Conventode Belmonte", a tasteful masonry building.

I was very happy because I was allowed to use this wonderful facility, where the lighting and sound rebibration are beautifully designed.
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The artists from many countries such as Lithuania, Israel, Italy, France, Russia, Netherland, and the host country Portugal, gave me moving comments.

I would like to keep them in mind and continue my performance from now on.
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A photographer of the municipal government came, and I felt very much obliged.

I extend my sincere gratitude toward those who listened my presentation with tears in their eyes, for many of them Japanese or English was not their mother tongue.

I will conitinue making efforts to deliver heart-to-heart message through my performance.

Monday, September 30, 2019

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Bilingual (Japanese&English) tanka poetry reading performance by Mariko on Sep, 21, 2019 at Capela de Santiago, Belmonte Portugal.

I am greatly honored to present my performance to many audience gathered here.

 

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Photos by Mr.Michael Lynn.

Tuesday, September 24, 2019