Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo. Reading Performance.
Tanka reading performance oveseas.
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Oct. 21, 2015 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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Oct. 22, 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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Oct. 23, 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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Oct. 24, 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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Oct. 26, 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. |
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It was my second reading at HNA, following the previous session at Queen Mary. This time again, the audience was fabulous! |
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I would like to extend my sincere gratitude toward to everyone who spent wonderful time together untill late at night. |
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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
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Sept. 29, 2015 At Ehemaliges Kloster Mariaberg, Rorschach, Switzerland. It was my first Tanka reading peformance in Switzerland. |
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With Ms. Ruth Zuckschwerdt, who made a lot of efforts to make this performance come ture. Dear Ruth, thank you very much for everything! |
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Audience in the front row passionately listened to our performance. I am very glad that many others came to this event. |
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We spent some time for a pleasant talk after the performance. |
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With Ms.Valeria Barouch. She has been interested in my reading performance and recitation activities in and out of Japan. This time, she listened to my reading while taking video of my perfromance so that it can be used in her poetry & literature group to get to know more about Tanka. I am very happy about it. |
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I was very, very happy that many people of different ages, from students to retirees, came to the performance. The ceiling is covered with the colorful paintings of biblical stories. I was very honored to be able to perform my reading in the historical building from the 15th century. |
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
My typical Japanese - English bilingual tanka reading audio is uploaded!
If you wish, click the play button on the left of my website.
I hope you enjoy.
BGM; "Shakuhachi", a Japanese flute, by Rick Wilson,
Hamohn, Tibetan bells, Rain Stick and Acacia Pods by Mariko Kitakubo
* The audio is posted on the website of poetry journal Rattle Vol. 47.
Friday, August 21, 2015
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