Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo.

Mariko Kitakubo Profile

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,
Tan-Ku Co-Founder,
Tanka Society of America.

In commemoration of
15 years of tanka reading
The Latest Tanka Sequence
Original Tanka presented at
Spoken World Live

Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo. Article details.

May 14, Thursday Zoom Poetry Meeting

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Thursday Poetry Meeting in US, CA time. on 14th, 1:30 p.m.~ (Japan time, 15th 5:30 a.m.~ )
As I did in last week, I participated in Thursday Poetry Meeting in U.S. presided at by Ms. Kathabela Wilson.
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Many pieces of very unique and distinctive poetry got together beyond the boundaries of distance and time.
In fact, I think that the interaction with fellow members rescues us from anxiousness.
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I felt that sharing poems by reciting them face-to-face, even the pieces inspired by horrible reality, helped me to slightly lighten up my mind.
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