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.

Aug. 13, 2012 Appeared on FM program, "Musashino On-Line"

performance_2012_08_13.jpg Aug. 13, I appeared on “Mussashino On-line” a radio program of Musashino FM. In addition to my tanka-reading performance, Mr. Hideyuki Niki, a baritone singer, sang two pieces of my tanka with his amazing voice to heartfelt piano melody played by Ms. Yumi Nakamura. It was an ideal collaboration that I have been dreaming of because I felt that these two wonderful musicians truly understand the world of my tanka and represented in a way of music.

I am excited about their concert to be held on Aug. 24, at “Ohmi Gakudo” hall in Tokyo Opera City. Mr. Niki will sing three more pieces of my tanka (in total 5 pieces!!).