Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo.

My tanka sequence has been published in "Tanka Kenkyu Yearbook 2024" and "Comprehensive Annual Poetry Collection 2024 10,000 Poems".
I am very honored.
thank you very much.

北久保まりこ

猫として生まれしポレが丸くなる　種のへだたりの曖昧な午後

祖先より何千世代の旅のはて喉を鳴らせり百歳の猫

猫とゐる背にそそぐ陽のおだやかさたもちたしわれ一人のときも

永遠にをはりは在るか 長椅子に旅立ちまでの時のおくゆき

泣く膝に静かに触れし肉球の沁みゐる夕べ 　もう一度泣く

2024年5・6月合併号、300歌人の新作短歌　掲載より

A new project in the January/February combined issue of Tanka Kenkyu, an article was posted on the bulletin board.

Thank you very much.

Contents

Tanka bulletin board

This is the new "Announcement" section. This issue is a "posting" from Mariko Kitakubo.

We have launched the "Tan-Ku Association," an association for a new genre of poetry, Tan-Ku. Tan-Ku is a form of poetry created together with the excellent American haiku poet Deborah P. Kolodji. Two authors alternate between tanka and haiku, and a combination of one work each is called a Tan-Ku set, and two or more works are called a Tan-Ku series.

It was a way for close friends who were prevented from traveling together due to the COVID-19 pandemic to connect their hopes for the future over the Internet. Sadly, Deborah passed away from cancer last summer, but I am sure she is watching over us from heaven as we rowed out into the open sea.

Tan-Ku is like playing catch, where you respond to a tanka or haiku that the other person throws at you. It's interesting to see each person show a different angle. The author was amazed at Deborah's clever response, saying, "I see!", and was immersed in the collaboration. We will be launching an online magazine, "KIZUNA." Our association can be accessed by anyone, regardless of country or nationality, from the URL on the left. The first Tan-Ku collection, "DISTANCE" was published by Shabda Press in 2023. The second Tan-Ku collection, "ETERNAL," is scheduled to be published in July of this year.

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