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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

performance_2015_12_07_01.jpg I did my 14th reading performance of 2015 in Japan, at my best firend Ms. Kris Moon's exhibition. It was a great opportunity for me to perform reading in front of international artists. Ms. Mayumi Mori, the owner of Gallery Cafe George, thank you very much.

Monday, December 7, 2015

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I performed tanka reading at Wednesday tanka meeting. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all the audience gathered, and to Mr. Rick Wilson, who always add wonderful touch to my reading with his Shakuhachi flute.
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I did bilingual tanka reading at Thursday Tanka Meeting held in Ms. Kathabela Wilson's house.  This is a series of meetings, of which attendants change everyday.  Although I used up all of my energy for the sessions, I am more than happy to be of their assistance.
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At the tea house in Storrier Steams Garden, a wonderful Japanese garden in Pasadian, CA, I participated in trilingual tanka reading - Japanese, English, and Vietnamese - with Ms. Teresa M. C., a brilliant English poet. Having been wrapped with the silence, singing of insencts was the only sound we heard from the outside.  It was a wonderful environment for tanka reading session!  My sincerest thanks to the owner and his wife for having us here.  
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Saturday Tanka Poetry Party held at Ms. Kathabela Wilson's house.  Ms. Teresa M. C., a brilliant English poet and I performed trilingual tanka reading - Japanese, English, and Vietnamese.
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Bilingual tanka reading at Nursing Home in Santa Barbara.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

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Oct. 18, 2015

Performed tanka reading at "Tanka Sunday", which is a program of HNA, Haiku Northern America, held at Union College in Albany, NY.
performance_2015_10_18_02.jpg.jpg It was my second reading at HNA, following the previous session at Queen Mary. This time again, the audience was fabulous!
performance_2015_10_18_03.jpg.jpg I would like to extend my sincere gratitude toward to everyone who spent wonderful time together untill late at night.
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performance_2015_10_18_08.jpg Although it was rather tight travelling schedule for me because I came to the US one week after I returned Japan from Switzerland, I felt very happy when I received a comment from the audience, saying, "I want to soak in tanka longer next time..."

Friday, October 23, 2015