Reading Performance in Japan and overseas. Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo.

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

In commemoration of 15 years of tanka reading

The Latest Tanka Sequence

Original Tanka presented at
Spoken World Live

Original Tanka presented at Spoken World Live

2017 the Nikkei

2017 the Asahi Shinbun

Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo. Reading Performance.

Tanka reading performance oveseas.

Oct. 18, Tanka reading at HNA, Albany, N.Y.

	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.
	It was my second reading at HNA, following the previous session at Queen Mary. This time again, the audience was fabulous!
	I would like to extend my sincere gratitude toward to everyone who spent wonderful time together untill late at night.




	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

Sept. 29, Report on tanka Reading in Rorschach, Switzerland

	Sept. 29, 2015 At Ehemaliges Kloster Mariaberg, Rorschach, Switzerland. It was my first Tanka reading peformance in Switzerland.


	With Ms. Ruth Zuckschwerdt, who made a lot of efforts to make this performance come ture. Dear Ruth, thank you very much for everything!
	Audience in the front row passionately listened to our performance. I am very glad that many others came to this event.
	We spent some time for a pleasant talk after the performance.
	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.

	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.