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Mariko Kitakubo
Mariko Kitakubo
Born in Tokyo.
Living in Mitaka-city, Tokyo
Member of the Association of Contemporary Tanka Poets,
Kokoro no hana,
Tanka Society of America.
Tanka Online Project
Mail: tanka@kitakubo.com
 
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Mariko Kitakubo Tanka Poet

In my own composition of poems, I wish to pursue things that can only be achieved with Tanka poems amid this rapidly changing society.

Excerpt from View of the Month in “Tanka Orai” August 2003.

While composing poems is the primary thing to do, I want to continue expressive activities by means of reading performances in and out of the country. I feel it meaningful to vibrate Japanese traditional rhythm sounds, consisting of units of 5 and 7 syllables, in front of Tanka lovers whose native language is not Japanese.
Also, I am willing to actively collaborate with activities of other media, such as paintings, music, photographs and video images.

What's New Imformation for new publications,recitals,etc.


Dec.,2008

Performed Tanka reading on December 14th, at Toto-kai Horinouchi Noh Theater, Tokyo.

>> click here to view the photo.


Nov., 2008

Two pieces of my Tanka are introduced in Eucalypt Issue 5, 2008.

>> click here to read.


Oct., 2008

My Tanka was introduced in TSA Ribbons '08 Autumn.

>> click here to read my tanka.


Oct., 2008

I will participate in an event, “A Thousand Years of Ripples” - collaboration among Tanka Reading, Traditional dance, and Shinto flute - on Dec. 14, 2008 at Toto-kai Horinouchi Noh Theater, Tokyo.

>> click here to view the leaflet


Oct., 2008

Book review on “Cicada Forest” is posted in Modern English Tanka website.

>>click here to read the review
>>click here to visit Modern English Tanka website.


Oct., 2008

Book review on “Cicada Forest” is posted in Tanka Society of America website.

>>click here to read the review


Oct., 2008

Some of the tanka reading events overseas are scheduled.

March, 2009 Asia Bookroom Event
Poetry at the Gods Reading
Haiku Pacific Rim

>> click here for the details.


Oct., 2008

Simply Haiku website posted a book review on my “Cicada Forest”
>> click here to visit Simply Haiku website
>> click here to read the review


Sept., 2008

Ms. Giselle Maya in France wrote a book review on my latest bilingual anthology, “Cicada Forest” at AHA Poetry Website.
>> click here to read the book review
>> click here to visit AHA Poetry Website.


Sept., 2008

Brief reports on my activities during my recent visit of the U.S.A. are posted.
>> click here to see the reports


July, 2008

My Tanka was introduced in TSA '08 Summer.
>> click here to read my tanka.


June, 2008

Mainichi Newspapers, in its July 6th edition, wrote about "Cicada Forest".
>> click here to view the article.


June, 2008

My new collection of tanka, "Cicada Forest", will be published on June 28, 2008.
>> click here for the details.


June, 2008

Received a request from Pacific Asia Museum to perform tanka reading again in September this year.
>> click here to view Up Coming Performance.


May, 2008

Received an invitation for Haiku Pacific Rim to be held in Australia, September, 2009.
>> click here to see the Up Coming Soon information.


May, 2008

HPNC Spring Meeting Minutes made mention of my tanka reading performed with Linda, as well as my bilingual tanka collection, "On This Same Star", etc.
>> click here to read the excerpted version of the minutes.


May, 2008

My tanka is introduced in Eucalypt Issue 4, 2008.
>> click here to read my work.


April, 2008

I am invited for YUKI TEIKEI CONFERENCE in September 2008.
>> click here to see the Up Coming Soon information.


April, 2008

Brief reports on TANKA reading in L.A. & S.F. are posted.
>> click here to see the reports.


April, 2008

Three of my TANKA are introduced in TSA Ribbons, 2008 Spring edition.
>> click here to read the work


Apr., 2008

Mainichi Newspapers, in its Mar. 28th edition, wrote about my tanka-reading performance in L.A. and S.F., USA.
>> click here to view the article


Apr., 2008

Pacific Asia Museum website introduces my tanka-reading performance in its calendar in April.
>> click here to view Pacific Asia Museum calendar


Apr., 2008

I will appear in reading performance in Santa Monica College.


Apr., 2008

I will appear in reading performance at Pacific Asia Museum, where you can purchase "On This Same Star" at the museum bookstore.


Apr., 2008

I will appear in reading performance in Fort Mason, San Francisco.


Feb., 2008

2008 My tanka are introduced in TSA Ribbons Winter 2007.
>> click here to read my work.


Jan., 2008

My new Tanka was introduced in TOL website.
>> to read the representative tanka, click here.
>> to read six tanka in TOL Gallery, click here.


Nov., 2007

My tanka are introduced in TSA Autumn 2007.
>> click here to read my work.


Nov., 2007

Two pieces of my tanka are introduced in Eucalypt 3, 2007
>> click here to read my work.


Oct., 2007

Information of contact of Pacific Asia Museum is updated. Please refer the following, if you wish to purchase “On This Same Star” at the museum bookstore.
>> click here for the details.


Oct., 2007

Three TANKA of mine was introduced in TSA autumn issue.
>> click here to read my work.


Sept, 2007

I will appear in reading performance, "SEIZA WO WATARU KAZE" at KIBUN-YA in Nishi-Ogikubo.
>> click here to visit KIBUN-YA site.
>> click here to view photo.


Sept, 2007

Sept 7th to 10th, participated in “YUKI TEIKEI CONFERENCE” in San Francisco, U.S.A. and performed Tanka reading.
>> click here to view photo


Aug., 2007

"On This Same Star" is now available at Pacific Asia Museum
in Pasadena CA, U.S.A
>> click here for the details


Jul, 2007

Three TANKA of mine was introduced in TSA anthology "Sixty Sunflowers."
I am greatly honored because three is the maximum number of TANKA allowed for one person.
>> click here to read my work