Reading performance in Japan and overseas. Mariko Kitakubo

On August 30, 2024, I attended Ms. Deborah P Kolodji's funeral and recited the Tan-Ku sequences and Tan-Ku sets that I had compiled with her, as well as the Tanka Sequences in memory of her, in Japanese and English.

I am very honored to have been able to attend the wake the previous day and today's important ceremony like a member of Deborah's family, my soul mate.

On August 30, 2024, At the ceremony after the funeral. I presented reading to many of the guests invited.

On August 29, 2024, I attended the wake of Ms.  Deborah P Kolodji, my soulmate and co-founder of Tan-Ku, and recited a tanka sequence in Japanese and English in her memory.

At the wake of Ms. Deborah P Kolodji

On Monday, August 26th, I participated in a Zoom Meeting and proposed two themes to the participants that day, "Float" and "Reflections," and recited my own tanka as examples.

On Tuesday, August 27th, I participated in the Zoom Poetry Meeting hosted by Mr. Michael Czarnecki, the Shakuhachi Meeting with Mr. Rick Wilson, and the Cobalt Zoom Reading hosted by Mr. Rick Lupert, and recited a series of tanka sequence in memory of Ms. Deborah P Kolodji in Japanese and English.

I participated in four Zoom Meetings over three days and was very happy that people who do not usually have the opportunity to hear tanka readings in Japanese and English enjoyed them.

Aug. 24, I presented Japanese-English Tanka reading at Saturday ZOOM Meeting.

Aug. 23, I presented Japanese-English Tanka reading at Friday ZOOM Meeting.

On August 23, I performed a Japanese-English Tanka reading at the Friday Poetry Meeting held at Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden.

This was the 200th International Japanese-English Tanka reading (not including Zoom reading) that I started in 2005.

I feel there is some deep meaning that this presentation in memory of my soulmate Debbie turned out to be such a special milestone.