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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 3
F. ダグラス・ブラウン, トレイシー・カトウ=キリヤマ
As we continue to pay homage to the great Amy Uyematsu — who, yes, I will continue to call the People’s Poet Laureate of J-Town — I am so grateful and honored to present a poem in this series of homage, by another one of my favorite people and writers, …

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 2
テレサ・メイ・チュック, マイク・ソンクセン, トレイシー・カトウ=キリヤマ
This month, we continue to pay tribute to Amy Uyematsu with two wonderful poetry and prose pieces from powerful LA writers. Amy was an inspiration to many and I am so pleased to feature work here by Teresa Mei Chuc and Mike Sonksen. Both of these inspiring writers were colleagues and …

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Tribute to Amy Uyematsu — Part 2
ミヤ・イワタキ, ニーナ・チェン, トレイシー・カトウ=キリヤマ
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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Tribute to Amy Uyematsu — Part 1
ケイコ・イカリ・ミヤ, キャシー・ニシモト・マサオカ, トレイシー・カトウ=キリヤマ
When first asked to curate the Nikkei Uncovered poetry column in 2016, the very first person I wanted to feature was the great Amy Uyematsu. Alongside the countless many, I am yet another poet/writer who holds so much sorrow with the loss of Amy after her long and fierce battle …

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
“this distant shore…”
ミア・アユミ・マルホトラ, トレイシー・カトウ=キリヤマ
This month, we’re delighted to again present the beautiful work of poet Mia Ayumi Malhotra. There is a sweet concoction of remembering, longing, and holding space for moments to recall from the past, “the lost…,” or to save for the future. What a wondrous way to get us leaning into …

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Surrender — Part 3
ミコ・シュウドウ, トレイシー・カトウ=キリヤマ
This month we present the final part of the collaborative poem + performative art piece from Bonbu Stories, this time featuring Yonsei musician Miko Shudo. We invite you to view the accompanying video and read this together with the preceding pieces from parts 1 & 2. Miko blends poetics here with …

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Surrender — Part 2
Sydney Shiroyama, トレイシー・カトウ=キリヤマ
This month we are happy to present both a poem from Bonbu Stories co-founder Sydney Shiroyama and a performance video from the Bonbu Stories collective themselves. Continuing with the theme of Surrender, Sydney’s is part of a linked poem with her Bonbu cohort and it reminds us the seeds we …

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Surrender — Part 1
ケンダル・タニ, トレイシー・カトウ=キリヤマ
We are delighted to present poetry from Mammoth Lake, CA based artist, Kendall Tani. Kendall shares an intimate exploration of tenderness and loss, and also generously provides writing here that includes a piece (Surrender) from a larger, collective process with Bonbu Stories - a multidisciplinary Asian American artists collective I've gotten to …

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Flight
ジーニー・ナカノ, トレイシー・カトウ=キリヤマ
South Bay-based poet/writer and dancer, Genie Nakano, lets us celebrate with her as she looks forward to releasing her latest book of poetry, Wings on a Silk Veil. The poems here show her inner light through pieces that are contemplative, open, and free—an honest exploration, from ancestors to an ever-changing …

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Stone Songs
エイミー・ウエマツ, トレイシー・カトウ=キリヤマ
Happy New 2023, everyone! What better way to begin than with the beauty of poetry and prose from Amy Uyematsu and her most recent collection, That Blue Trickster Time (What Books Press). Here, we have three selections from a wise and fiery collection with a life force she breathes through her words of …