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Mari [真理 まり] L'Esperance

@poet

I write and currently live in the Los Angeles area with my husband. My mother was from Kamakura, my father is a New Englander of French Canadian ancestry, and I was born in Kobe and raised in SoCal, Guam, and Japan. You can read more about my writing at www.marilesperance.com. よろしくお願いします!

Nikkei Interests

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Nikkei Chronicles #6—Itadakimasu 2! Another Taste of Nikkei Culture
Calpis, Torikawa, and Yūrei: An Osaka Summer

Sept. 25, 2017

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Roots

Jan. 19, 2017

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Betwixt and Between: Embracing the Borderlands of My Mixed Heritage

Jan. 23, 2013

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Nima since 2013

Location

California, United States of America

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/mari.lesperance/ https://www.instagram.com/manjufrodo/

Websites

https://www.marilesperance.com/ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mari-lesperance https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/mari_lesperance

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