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]