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JUNE 1st, 2022

is

GLYPH: Graphic Poetry = Trans. Sensory's


1st
Birthday




SO, here are

31 FACTS

about my

​graphic
​
poems!
Purchase GLYPH!
May 1 - May 31, 2022

Almost! Happy Birthday!

5/31/2022

 
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Page 43
Tomorrow is "Glyph: Graphic Poetry=Trans. Sensory" 's first birthday. Thank you so much for supporting me as a poet & artist. Photo: GLYPH (page 43)

みなさん、本当に応援ありがとうございます。これからも​日々精進してまいります。

New Camellias Bloom

5/30/2022

 
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Where I Was Born

5/29/2022

 
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Some written poems were in my first full-length book, "Where I Was Born". It is fun to discover what parts translated into images, and what parts remained as words.

On a Black Hill

5/28/2022

 
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"On a Black Hill" (Page 4) took more time to complete. It still shaves my soul when I read it at events.

Poetry Magazine

5/27/2022

 
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Poetry Magazine informed me my poem might be the first foldout page.

Angela Narciso Torres

5/26/2022

 
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I have a habit of cutting up my dear poetry sister's books.

My First ZOOM Graphic Poetry Reading

5/25/2022

 
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My first ZOOM graphic poetry reading was INTERESTING (period)

​Watch it and let me know what you think.

​Moderated by Aileen Cassinetto, Poet Laureate of San Mateo County


Dilruba Ahmed 3:07
Karen Llagas 17:40
Naoko Fujimoto 30:48
​Angela Narciso Torres 42:51

Ojigi - Glypy

5/24/2022

 
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When I was accepting pre-orders for "Glyph: Graphic Poetry=Trans. Sensory", I promised my audience that I would add my original art. I drew quite a bit. Here is one example.

My First Graphic Poetry Exhibition

5/23/2022

 
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My first graphic poetry exhibition was held at Woman Made Gallery (old location) in Chicago.

Graphic Poem's Size

5/22/2022

 
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Many people are surprised by the size of my graphic poems. I also occasionally made larger ones.

GLYPY

5/21/2022

 
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GLYPY is my mascot from "GLYPH: Graphic Poetry = Trans. Sensory". This is my first (and last) attempt using a 3D printer program.

Met Yoda, Check!

5/20/2022

 
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I traveled a lot while creating my graphic poetry collection. At a certain point, I sat next to Yoda.

My First Graphic Poetry Reading

5/19/2022

 
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My first graphic poetry reading event was with RHINO Poetry. It was before I became an editor. I read with Jacques Rancourt. Ralph Hamilton made this booklet for our audience.

Tupelo Press

5/18/2022

 
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Tupelo Press invited me to a residency at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. There I received my first inspiration for graphic poetry. In this picture, I was with Cassandra Cleghorn (Poetry Editor and Associate Editor for Nonfiction & incredible musician).

Faisal Mohyuddin

5/17/2022

 
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Can you find ​Faisal Mohyuddin's poetry book cover art?

Naoko's Website

5/16/2022

 
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I also developed my website while I was creating my graphic poetry collection. Please check out my graphic poetry study guide. You may also like reading process essays by writers and artists in Working on Gallery. 

David Dodd Lee

5/15/2022

 
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To create my graphic poem, "I Burn the Upright Piano" (Page 30), I burnt my dear poetry professor's book cover.

Lee Sharkey

5/14/2022

 
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Can you find ​Lee Sharkey's book cover?

"I Eat Pig Ears In Cebu" (Page 28)

5/13/2022

 
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The art style of "I Eat Pig Ears In Cebu" (Page 28) was inspired by Gerhard Richter. 

My Cat was Involved in All My Graphic Poetry Pieces

5/12/2022

 
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All my graphic poems were inspected by my cat.

My Cat

5/11/2022

 
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My cat was always supportive when I created GLYPH: GRAPHIC POETRY=TRANS. SENSORY. 

Under the Blacklight

5/10/2022

 
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Once, I had a graphic poetry reading under a blacklight.

Japanese Snacks in Graphic Poems

5/9/2022

 
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If you look closely, there are many Japanese snack wrappings in my graphic poems. They are all my family's favorite.

And then...at Indiana University South Bend

5/8/2022

 
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I had my first graphic poetry workshop, and then I received the Notable Recent Alumna Award from Indiana University South Bend.

First Graphic Poetry Workshop at Indiana University South Bend

5/7/2022

 
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My first graphic poetry workshop was at Indiana University South Bend!
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  • Books
    • Poetry >
      • We Face The Tremendous Meat On The Teppan
      • GLYPH: Graphic Poetry = Trans. Sensory
      • Where I Was Born
      • Mother Said, I Want Your Pain
      • Cochlea
      • Silver Seasons of Heartache
      • Home, No Home
    • Translation >
      • of women
      • 09/09 : Nine Japanese Female Poets / Nine Heian Waka
    • Textbook >
      • Marvels
      • The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Graphic Literature
  • Graphic Poetry
    • What is Trans. Sensory
    • Gallery of Graphic Poems
    • Text Collage
    • Listen to graphic poems
    • 31 Facts about GLYPH
    • Warashibe Documentary >
      • First Erasure
      • First Found Poem
    • Study Guide >
      • Create a first graphic poem
      • How to Approach Image
      • line-breaks
      • Visual Erasure Poetry
  • Working On Gallery
    • Vol. 7 >
      • Irene Adler
      • Yuka Tsuchiya
      • Susan Preston
      • Camila Valladares
    • Vol. 6 >
      • Rosanna Young Oh
      • Rowena Federico Finn
      • Jesse Kercheval
      • Natalia Carrero
      • Genevieve Kaplan
      • Maggie Queeney
      • Katrina Bello
      • Heather Beardsley
    • Vol. 5 >
      • Lisa Schantl
      • Danielle Pieratti
      • Karla Van Vliet
      • m. mick powell
      • Lauren Ari
      • Robert Lifson
      • Marcello Sahea
      • Allan Haverholm
    • Vol. 4 >
      • Angela Quinto
      • Dennis Avelar
      • Anne McGrath
      • Francesca Preston
      • Kelsey Zimmerman
      • Lúcia Leão
      • Claire Bauman
      • Ann Hudson
    • Vol. 3 >
      • Tanja Softić
      • Kylie Gellatly
      • Ananda Lima
      • Lea Graham
      • Jennifer Sperry Steinorth
      • Ina Cariño
      • Aaron Caycedo-Kimura
      • Steven and Maja Teref
    • Vol. 2 >
      • Celia Bland and Kyoko Miyabe
      • Gail Goepfert and Patrice Boyer Claeys
      • Scoot Swain
      • Nancy Botkin
      • Amanda Earl
      • Meg Reynolds
      • Gretchen Primack
      • Frances Cannon
    • Vol. 1 >
      • Octavio Quintanilla
      • Luisa A. Igloria
      • Sarah Sloat
      • J. D. Schraffenberger
      • Natalie Solmer
      • Dara Yen Elerath
      • Kristen Renee Miller
      • Rodney Gomez
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    • Conveyorize Art of Translation
    • Waka/Haiku Workshops
    • 和歌英訳
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