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Sarabande's ⚡ZINE LUNCH!⚡ presents "Create a Graphic Waka Poem!"

1/6/2023

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​⚡ZINE LUNCH!⚡ presents “Create a Graphic Waka Poem!,” a free workshop with Naoko Fujimoto. In this workshop, participants will experience three things. They will understand what waka-poetry is; use their senses, especially their hearing, to create images; and think about poetry line-breaks. Naoko will guide participants through an original Japanese waka poem, introduce the translation, and adapt their interpretation into their own graphic waka.
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Tupelo Quarterly - Interview with Susanna Lang

12/15/2022

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I had a chance to interview Susanna Lang who is a French translator from Chicago, but she is currently staying in ​Uzès.
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Previous Interviews:
With Jessica Walsh at RHINO Reviews
With Danni Quintos at RHINO Reviews
With Cutter Streeby and Michael Haight at RHINO Reviews
With Tana Oshima at Tupelo Quarterly

With ​Dennis Avelar at Working On Gallery
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12/3 - 12/5 - RHINO Instagram Event

11/27/2022

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Instagram LIVE RHINO Poetry
December 3 - 5, 7pm CT

RHINO Poetry is celebrating Chicago poets' anthology, "Wherever I’m At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry".

The MC is our wonderful, Liz O'Connell-Thompson.

This event is that Elizabeth O'Connell-Thompson and I were brainstorming and testing earlier this month!
RHINO Instagram
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RHINO Poetry - Interview with Jessica Walsh

11/23/2022

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I had a chance to interview Jessica Walsh.  She is the author of the poetry collection, Book of Gods and Grudges.
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Previous Interviews:
With Danni Quintos at RHINO Reviews
With Tana Oshima at Tupelo Quarterly
With Cutter Streeby and Michael Haight at RHINO Reviews
With ​Dennis Avelar at Working On Gallery
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Instagram LIVE!

11/12/2022

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Elizabeth O'Connell-Thompson and I are brainstorming and testing our new online reading event for RHINO Poetry. We are going to have a weekend in December celebrating poetry by our Instagram Live. Stay tuned!

Liz is wonderful. Thank you so much for getting me out from my comfort zone and introducing me to a new technology.
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The Pegasus Award

11/6/2022

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I attended the fanciest poetry party ever!

There was a poetry reading by Jamila Woods (she created a cento poem by award recipients), live music (Chicago jazz & blues, and fantastic rock), and chatting with wonderful poets & artists at Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA Chicago).

I met recipients CAConrad, Angela Jackson, and Sharon Olds. They were so warm and kind.

Thank you so much for hosting this cultural event at Poetry Foundation! I am super honored to witness these events in CHICAGO! Currently, the Poetry Foundation is celebrating its 110th anniversary.

And, I was really happy that people recognized my voice from WBEZ91.5 Chicago’s NPR station's poetry week in October. Some people complemented me on my poem, "Lake Michigan".
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RHINO Reviews - LONDON!

11/2/2022

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RHINO Reviews was featured on the podcast Comics for The Apocalypse hosted by Samuel George in London!!

Thank you so much for featuring our magazine.

Press play on the “Allan Haverholm 2” episode and find RHINO Poetry at 31:40.
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RHINO Poetry - Interview with Danni Quintos

10/17/2022

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I had a chance to interview Danni Quintos.  She is the author of the poetry collection, Two Brown Dots (BOA Editions, 2022), chosen by Aimee Nezhukumatathil as winner of the A. Poulin Jr. Prize.
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Previous Interviews:
With Tana Oshima at Tupelo Quarterly
With Cutter Streeby and Michael Haight at RHINO Reviews
With ​Dennis Avelar at Working On Gallery
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The bottom bun has the flavors soaked.

10/9/2022

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I have been teaching English to young Japanese students. A Japanese junior high school student explained to me the difference between an introduction and conclusion using this hamburger drawing.

The challenging for Japanese students is that we do not repeat thesis statements in both introductions & conclusions in Japanese essays. It is one of the differences between English and Japanese essays.

She explained English essays as:

The top bun is an introduction. The sesame seads are important ideas for the essay, (thesis statements).

The bottom bun has the flavors soaked. The most important discussion is the meat, and then tomato, lettuce... But in the conclusion, all flavors are contained, which is a reminder of the introduction & additional flavors for the conclusion.

So genius.
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My other Japanese students (around 10 years old) also have been studying English composition.

The main challenge for Japanese students is that the main thesis is at the end of Japanese essays, but English essays have the thesis in the introduction. It took me forever to understand this concept.

In the last class, each student presentated their thoughts on the English composition style.

One student said,

"English composition is like a snake. The most important thing is located on the face & introduction. The body has stripes, which represent paragraphs. And each paragraph has one color, which means one topic."

Again, they are so genius.


日本語 Essay:
English Composition is a Snake! 
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WBEZ Chicago

10/3/2022

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This is an amazing poetry week WBEZ-Chicago! Thank you so much for selecting my poem. In July, I had a poetry reading at their station, promoting "Wherever I'm At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry". 

This is a joint publishing project of After Hours Press, the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, and Third World Press.

"Wherever I'm At" is a collection of poems & art by more than 150 artists. Each work has its own Chicago themes. Including poets like (from their website) Li-Young Lee, Elizabeth Alexander, Stuart Dybek, Angela Jackson, Tyehimba Jess, Sandra Cisneros, Campbell McGrath, Maxine Chernoff, Patricia Smith, Edward Hirsch, Kathleen Rooney, Luis Alberto Urrea, Emily Jungmin Yoon, Luis J. Rodriguez, Elise Paschen, Sterling Plumpp, Marianne Boruch, Haki R. Madhubuti, Rachel DeWoskin, Ed Roberson, Tara Betts, Reginald Gibbons….
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My poem, "Lake Michigan" , will be broadcasted between their program transitions along with other featured poets. I am so honored. Thank you so much for this wonderful opportunity.

WBEZ91.5 is Chicago’s NPR station. Their office is located at the beautiful Navy Pier! It was a perfect day to walk by the lake and river side with a gelato!
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