Tan-Ku Association. 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,
Tanka Society of America.
Tan-Ku Co-Founder
Tan-Ku Association, president

In commemoration of
15 years of tanka reading
The Latest Tanka Sequence
Original Tanka presented at
Spoken World Live

Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo. Reading Performance.

Tan-Ku Association. Established in 2024.

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英語以外の他言語表記によるTan-Kuは、Online Magazine KIZUNAに受け付けておりません。
英語と並列した翻訳についても、誌面には反映されないことをご理解、ご了承下さい。

本年、世界に漕ぎ出したばかりの新しい詩形Tan-Kuがこれから、皆様に知られ親しまれていく段階をふんで浸透していくために、私はプレジデント、エディターとしての責任をもち、細心の注意をはらい未来を見据えていきたいと思います。

今後もTan-Kuをどうぞ宜しくお願い致します。

Online Magazine KIZUNA does not accept Tan-Ku in languages ​​other than English.
Please understand that parallel translations of the English version will not appear in the magazine.

Tan-Ku is a new form of poetry that just launched into the world this year, and I take on the responsibility as president and editor to look to the future with the utmost care to ensure that it becomes known and loved by everyone.

I hope you will continue to support Tan-Ku in the future.
Thank you so much!

Monday, November 17, 2025

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Thursday, November 6, 2025

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Monday, July 21, 2025

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Friday, June 13, 2025

Online Magazine "KIZUNA" 絆 2nd issue deadline is June 15th.

Why not create a collaboration between tanka and haiku with close friends, or with your family or lover?

Please send your new works to tanka@kitakubo.com with "Tan-Ku Submissions" as the subject.

Up to 5 works, limited to new and unpublished works.
For a detailed explanation of Tan-Ku, please refer to "What is Tan-Ku".

No membership fees or participation fees required.

Monday, March 17, 2025

 

Monday, March 17, 2025

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