Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo.
お知らせ
Oct. 2, Nihon Keizai Sinbun newspaper will post my interview.
On October 2, Nihon Keizai Shinbun newspaper will post an article about my tanka reading activities overseas together with some photos in its culture section.
The article is three-times more in length than the one in the April 9th edition of Asahi Shinbun "Kadan Haidan" because the reporter wrote it with wider and deeper perspective.
I am extremely grateful, and feel a little bit shy about it at the same time, I will be very happy if you have a chance to read it.
Thursday, September 28, 2017
These three tanka from INDIGO were translated into Kannada by Mr. Shrikaanth K. Murthy, the editor of Blithe Spirit and a great poet who lives in U.K.
Thank you so much for your translation.
cobalt blue
was my favorite
color...
until I could see it
in atomic waste
ಆ ನೀಲಿ
ನನ್ನ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿನ-
ದಾಗಿತ್ತು
ನೋಡುವವರೆಗೆ
ಅಣುಲಹರಿಯಲಿ
ā nīli
nanna meccina-
dāgittu
nōḍuvavarege
aṅulahariyali
at the market
among the purple grapes
a few
young green ones
thinking about my son
ಸಂತೆಯಲಿ
ಕರಿ ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿಗಳ
ನಡುನಡುವೆ
ಹೀಚುಗಳಿಷ್ಟು
ಮಗನ ನೆನೆಯುತ
santeyali
kari drākṣigaḷa
naḍunaḍuve
hīcugaḷiṣṭu
magana neneyuta
remembering
Father's big hand
I'm searching
for the ginkgo-nuts*
in my soft warm pudding
ಅಪ್ಪನ ಕೈ
ನೆನಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ
ಹುಡುಕುತಿಹೆ
ಗೋಡಂಬಿಯನ್ನು
ಪಾಯಸದಲ್ಲಿ
appana kai
nenasi koḷḷuta
huḍukutihe
gōḍambiyanu
pāyasadalli
*Because of the difference in food culture, Kannada translation ueses cashew nuts instead of ginkgo-nuts.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
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Amazing moment on the Memorial Day ,Hiroshima... It was so wonderful experience for me. It was a scorching hot day. For more than 300 visitors to the event, the museum staff and volunteers, I would like to express my sincere respect. Thank you so much! |
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Ms. Emi Shirasaki, a singer. |
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Ms. Kiyoko Horiba, a poet and a Hibakusha in Hirosima. |
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Mr. Koyo Kanda, a professional storyteller. |
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Japanese drum "Keyaki" by Josaikawagoe junior-high and high school students. |
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Mr. Yukinobu Okamura, a curator of the museum. Thank you very much for all the help you have given me. |
Sunday, August 6, 2017
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