Akane Immigrant Poet: English & Japanese Edition: The Tanka of Mitsuko Kasuga, a Japanese Immigrant in Mexico - Paperback

by Mitsuko Esperanza Kasuga (Author), Naoko Shin (Translator), Cynthia Viveros Cano (Translator)

Mitsuko Kasuga (Pen name: Akane) emigrated from Japan to Mexico when she was young, and composed poetry in the form of classic Japanese tanka throughout her life. Her tanka carried her through the hardships of war and the loss of her husband, vividly describing life's joys and sorrows. This book recounts Akane's personal history and introduces 113 of her tanka in English, Spanish, and the original Japanese. Naoko Shin's English translations breathe new life into the inspired musings of this remarkable immigrant poet.

Author Biography

Aiko Chikaba was born and raised in Osaka, Japan. She graduated from Kyoto University's faculty of letters. For nearly a decade Aiko was a director for NHK, Japan's premier TV channel. She moved to work in New York City where she also studied graphic design at NYU. In New York, she married a third-generation Japanese-Mexican, a grandson of Mitsuko Kasuga. The couple settled in San Francisco Bay Area where she currently works as a creative director.