Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo. Article details.
May 31, I perform bilingual tanka reading in BHS conference
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International Haiku Conference in St. Albans hosted by the Brtish Haiku Society was held from May 31 to June 2. I performed Japanese-English tanka reading in its opening event, and it was my first performance in U.K.! |
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I would like to thank the British Haiku Society and Ms. Illiyana Stoyanova from the bottom of my heart for giving such a precious opportunity to me. The Maltings Art Theater was the venue for the conference. |
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Ms. Illiyana Stoyanova greeted the attendants. |
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Mr. Colin Blundell, the president of BTS, made an opening remarks. |
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Ms. Illiyana Stoyanova and Mr. David Bingham made detailed preparation fo the success of the conference. |
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I recited a series of tanka, "Prayer for peace," while playing 7 kinds of percussion. |
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After my 30-min. performance, I received comments from the audience. Some of them told me that they were moved to tears. Japanese attendants said they were foll of proud feeling as the fellow Japanese. I would like to express my sincere gratitude toward everyone. St. Albans is the 40th city where I performed biingual tanka reading overseas. I would like to make another step forward without ever forgetting my feelings of appreciation toward everyone encouraged me to date. |
International Haiku Conference in St. Albans. Video clip offered by Mr. M. Gilfillan. *To play the video clip, click the image left. *Click  to watch it on large screen. |
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*To play the video clip, click the image left. *Click to watch it on large screen. |
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International Haiku Conference in St. Albans. Video clip offered by Mr. M. Gilfillan. *To play the video clip, click the image left. *Click to watch it on large screen. |
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