Mari [真理 まり] L'Esperance
@poetI 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!
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Nikkei Chronicles #6—Itadakimasu 2! Another Taste of Nikkei Culture
Calpis, Torikawa, and Yūrei: An Osaka Summer
Memories that inextricably tie together food, family, and childhood can be some of our most lasting…
Sept. 25, 2017
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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Roots
Happy 2017, everyone! With quite the gripping year behind us, I find myself needing to look ahead f…
Jan. 19, 2017
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Betwixt and Between: Embracing the Borderlands of My Mixed Heritage
For weeks I resisted beginning work on this essay. Then, synchronistically, I encountered two piece…
Jan. 23, 2013
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