Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo.
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I will participate in a Reading & Talk event at Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature on June 22.
I am going to intersperse tanka reading with some explanations so that even those who are not familiar with tanka can enjoy the event.
I would be more than happy if you could spare time for this event!
| Date & time: | June 22nd, Satruday 15:00 to 17:00 |
| Venue: | Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature |
| Speakers: | Genichi Yamamoto, the chairman of the Japan P.E.N. Club environment committee Mariko Kitakubo, Tanka poet & tanka reading performer |
| Title: | "From Camus to tanka as a literature of disaster" |
| Admission: | 1,000 yen |
Friday, June 14, 2019
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International Haiku Conference in St. Albans hosted by the Brtish Haiku Society was held from May 31 to June 2. I performed Japanese-English tanka reading in its opening event, and it was my first performance in U.K.! |
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I would like to thank the British Haiku Society and Ms. Illiyana Stoyanova from the bottom of my heart for giving such a precious opportunity to me. The Maltings Art Theater was the venue for the conference. |
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Ms. Illiyana Stoyanova greeted the attendants. |
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Mr. Colin Blundell, the president of BTS, made an opening remarks. |
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Ms. Illiyana Stoyanova and Mr. David Bingham made detailed preparation fo the success of the conference. |
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I recited a series of tanka, "Prayer for peace," while playing 7 kinds of percussion. |
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After my 30-min. performance, I received comments from the audience. Some of them told me that they were moved to tears. Japanese attendants said they were foll of proud feeling as the fellow Japanese. I would like to express my sincere gratitude toward everyone. St. Albans is the 40th city where I performed biingual tanka reading overseas. I would like to make another step forward without ever forgetting my feelings of appreciation toward everyone encouraged me to date. |
International Haiku Conference in St. Albans. Video clip offered by Mr. M. Gilfillan. *To play the video clip, click the image left. *Click  to watch it on large screen. |
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*To play the video clip, click the image left. *Click to watch it on large screen. |
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International Haiku Conference in St. Albans. Video clip offered by Mr. M. Gilfillan. *To play the video clip, click the image left. *Click to watch it on large screen. |
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
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I was very honored to have received an offer from Prof. Masanori Odani of Graduate School of Hosei University to do tanka-reading presentation and talk session, "Getting familiar with Tanka". |
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The time given to me was 200 minutes. Of course, it was the longest presentation time I have ever had! |
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There were more than 60 attendants, most of whom were postgraduate students from abroad. Since most of them have never had an chance to learn Tanka before this day, I presented reading of some pieces from Manyo-shu and representative contemporary tanka. I also explained how to express one's feeling in the form of a five-line poem with the 5-7-5-7-7 sound unit structure. A talk with Prof. Michi Shiina was also a part of my presentation. |
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Prof. M. Odani introduced me to the attendants. |
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The students listened to me very carefully and sincerely. Laughter arouse many time, and the classroom was filled with cozy and friendly atmosphere. |
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The attendants perticipated in composing tanka so actively that we run out of the worksheet I prepared beforehand! It was very much happy with their enthusiasm. I would be very happy if it turned out to be a meaningful time for all the attendants. |
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
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