Poetry: “Chiyo’s Last Words To Fukushima” by TAKI Yuriko

TAKI 　YURIKO（多喜百合子）Born in Tokyo, she lives in Ibaraki Ushiku, one of the hot spots of radiation 110 miles from Fukushima. Formerly with the Nippon Broadcasting System, TAKI is now a Japanese foreign language teacher and a member of the Japan Poets Association; her latest bilingual book of poetry “Sakura, the Cherry Blossom” (Japanese & English) is a 2013 prize winner awarded by the USA International Writers and Artists Association. Her poetry has been translated into 14 languages. Website: http://www.takiyuriko.org　Email: [email protected]