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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.


April, 2008

I will participate in 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


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 calender


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, paricipated 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