Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo. Reading Performance.
Tanka reading performance oveseas.
Two stages per day, and transportation caused physical tiredness, however, I was filled with energy as soon as I stand in front of the audience and gave my best performance each time. Since I never experienced something like this in Japan, I was surprised but felt glad when visitors with camera came to us when we had a short lunch break. The fans of English tanaka, English haiku and free verse were gathered. I think I did my best to deliver my best performance to everyone.
If you are interested, try a short video on YouTube.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
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March 24, Monday Moved to Santa Barbara, I performed tanka reading to the poetry lovers who are retired from the work. They are all so bright and brilliant regardless of their age, and among them, I was very much impressed with Ms. Kathabela Wilson's mother who is so beautiful and strong at the age over 90 years old. Tanka Messages from MarikoKitakubo and Kathabela Wilson for Garden Court, Santa Barbara |
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March 23, Sunday Two stages per day, and transportation caused physical tiredness, however, I was filled with energy as soon as I stand in front of the audience and gave my best performance each time. Since I never experienced something like this in Japan, I was surprised but felt glad when visitors with camera came to us when we had a short lunch break. The fans of English tanaka, English haiku and free verse were gathered. I think I did my best to deliver my best performance to everyone. Tanka Messages from Mariko Kitakubo and Kathabela Wilson for Village Poets of Sunland-Tujunga Bolton Hall Historical Museum |
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Being blessed with good weather, those who are interested in English haiku and Japnase short poem gathered at the tanka reading session held in a beautiful Japanese garden. I felt very gald when I heard that someone in the audience started creating English tanka after hearing my reading performance some years ago. Tanka Messages from Mariko Kitakubo for Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden |
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March 22, Saturday With the purpose of introduction of Japanese culture, many interesting presentations were made - bilingual presentation of tanka which is the oldest form of Japanese literature, tea ceremony in Urasenke style, and Japanese cuisine culture. More than one hundred people gathered to this event. Taste of Japan Poets on Site Presents Poem On Susan Dobay's Visual Interpretation of Giacomo Puccini's Madame Butterfly |
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March 18, 14:00~ Performed Tanka reading in L.A., California, U.S.A. It was clear and sunny today with the temperature of 26 to 28 degree Celsius. I felt early summer. t Monte Cedro in Special Retirement Community. |
Monday, March 24, 2014
It always seems to be a new challenge, to do tanka reading for the audience over the microphone. It was also a new experience for me to receive an intereview in English. I received many questions, some of which were tough to answer even in my mother tongue. Ms. Louis P. Jones and I built quite a rapport. She listened to 16 pieces of my tanka, and some times she had tears in her eyes. After the 30-minute recording, the producer and Ms. Louis offered me to be appear in a longer program next time. I was very happy, and hope this leads me into another new challenge.
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Monday, March 24, 2014
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