Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo. Article details.
Apr. 6th, Cobalt Poets Reading Zoom Event
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April 6, 7:30 p.m. PDT (April 7, 11:30 a.m. JST), I participated in Cobalt Poets Poetry Reading event presided at by Mr. Rick Lupert, and performed English-Japanese bilingual Tanka reading. It is a great honor to be invited to the event as a featured reader. |
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Mr. Rick Lupert, thank you so much for the great opportunity. |
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Click below to watch the event video.
My reading performance, including Mr. Lupert's introduction about me, starts at about 33:20 and runs through to 55 minutes.
Cobalt Poets presents Mariko Kitakubo + Open reading
Cobalt Poets Website posted a beautiful broadside for my performance.
(Click the image below to view in large size and/or download it.)
Let me introduce some of the comments made while my reading performance.
| 20:10:20 | Lisbeth Coiman | I am tripping over this. |
| 20:11:45 | Nathaniel Horowitz | nice |
| 20:12:13 | Nathaniel Horowitz | riverside strong wind that night I escaped from suicide |
| 20:21:29 | Seretta Martin | everywhere is autumn color me too please |
| 20:23:14 | Cynthia Anderson | "by the misty pond a glimmer of hope" |
| 20:25:01 | Nathaniel Horowitz | density of sunlight |
| 20:27:36 | Cynthia Anderson | "snowflakes have their own endings" |
| 20:28:46 | Tara A. Elliott | Wonderful! |
| 20:29:06 | Tara A. Elliott | Stunning. |
| 20:29:09 | Deborah P Kolodji | Beautiful, rich, wonderful reading! |
| 20:29:15 | Sigrid Saradunn | WoW ! |
| 20:29:23 | Sigrid Saradunn | Thank you so very much |
| 20:29:32 | Lob | wow.. so wonderful! thank you so much |
| 20:30:20 | KenScott | The entire work resonated with me. The mood was sublime. Thank you for this wonderful performance! |
| 20:30:23 | Rick Lupert | Download the broadside for Mariko’s poem here http://www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/broadsides.html Check out Mariko’s most recent book “Indigo” on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3rVIuy3 Visit Mariko on the web here: https://www.en.kitakubo.com |
| 20:30:48 | Lisbeth Coiman | That was so beautiful. The imagery of nature, the ritualistic aspect of the reading. I am so happy I came to see you, Mariko. Delightful |
| 20:31:06 | Dig Wayne | “…a dark hollow of me…” |
| 20:31:26 | Seretta Martin | Another stellar broadside. So perfect for her! |
| 20:31:28 | Lisbeth Coiman | Ahh. I receive your gift |
| 20:31:33 | Salvatore Roseo | stunning work |
| 20:31:42 | KenScott | Thank you, Mariko, for blessing us with your presence and spirit! |
| 20:32:44 | Karen Scott | Thank you, Mariko, for that lovely presentation! |
| 20:33:04 | Crystophver R | Monumental Mariko! |
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