Stick this one in your diaries. American poet Jerome Rothenberg will be performing his poetry at Heartpia Kyoto on Monday March 22nd. Here’s the info from Japan International Poetry Society:
Internationally renowned American poet and translator Jerome Rothenberg will perform a representative selection of poems from his earlier and later work, including poems set in Japan from his book A Paradise of Poets
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Admission: 1000 yen
Location: Heartpia Kyoto, Conference Room # 3
Directions: Heartpia is just a minute walk from Marutamachi Station on Subway Karasuma Line (which you can take from JR Kyoto Station). From Kyoto station the train will take approximately 7 minutes / is 4 stops. Just go out from Exit #5 of Marutamachi station, and you will be standing just below the building of Heartpia Kyoto. Take the Heartpia Kyoto elevator to the 3rd floor. Here is a map.
For further information contact:
Keiji Minato cage-m@tempo.ocn.ne.jp
Jane Joritz-Nakagawa janenakagawa@yahoo.com
You can sample some of Jerome Rothenberg’s work here, hear him read it himself here, and there is a very interesting interview with him here.