Poetry/Music/Performance: Genie Nakano and Joey KamiyaNEW

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Genie Nakano performs haibun poetry from her book, Enter the Stream. Musical accompaniment by Joey Kamiya (Okinawa sanshin, ukulele, etc).

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (JCI)
Nisei Veterans Memorial Hall
1964 W. 162nd Street
Gardena, CA 90247
FREE ADMISSION
Books will be available for sale

"Enter the Stream, Genie Nakano's new work of haibun and tanka tales, is an autobiographical journey, each poem revealing a different memory, a different stage in life. From East LA to a palm oasis, from childhood to adulthood, the reader is drawn into Genie's world. We sigh in disappointment when Genie's Odori career is sacrificed for a cigarette, and treasure the glimpse of her grandmother's kimono captured in both poem and photograph. We all wish her a pony for Christmas.

 

"Nakano skillfully weaves multiple senses in her poetry, further drawing the reader into each poem with the sound of a cough, the hiss of an intubator, the feeling of silk flowers and silver hair decorations, or the smell of lavender and mothballs."

 

- Deborah P Kolodji (Moderator, Southern California Haiku Study Group)

Friday, 3 October, 2014

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Gardena Valley JCI

Phone: (310) 324-6611

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