Performance by tanka poet, Mariko Kitakubo reading from her book, “Indigo” at the Poets House in New York City, July 30, 2016.
“between the date
of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
my sweat seeps
into the small puncture hole
where they draw my blood”
Are you interested in learning more about tanka? Be sure to listen to our podcast ”TANGLED HAIR” with special guests translator and author, Hiroaki Sato and poets, Yuko Otomo and Steve Dalachinsky who joined us in a round-table discussion of the Tanka poetry and modern Women Tanka Poets.
TANKA WOMEN - Episode 13
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