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Tokyo Poetry Week 2026 program
April 9-18
Tokyo Poetry Week 2026 program
April 9: Poetry Night at Tokyo Art Tank
@ Gallery Conceal, Shibuya
- 18:00 Poem review session with Tokyo Poetry Journal editors
prior sign-up only, limited spaces
bring one poem printed out
- 19:30 Reading and talk with Chris Mosdell, poet and lyricist for YMO
April 10: Tanka poetry night
- Japanese tanka poets in translation: bilingual reading
18:00 doors open, 19:00 event starts
@G2(Ginzan Coffee), Sangenjaya
RSVP only - via this Google form
April 11: Poetry: Transformations
@ UltraSuperNew Kura, Shibuya
14:00 - Ekphrastic poetry workshop (free, sign up via this Google form)
15:00 - Multilingual poets: poetry reading and panel discussion about poetry as self-translation
Participants: Eric Margolis, Leo Elizabeth Takada, Kana Hozoji, Damiana DiGennaro, Aleksandra Priimak, Zoria Petkoska K., Yuki Tanaka.
+Coffee barista pop-up by ZigZag Coffee and cake pop-up by Beiroha
April 12: The Moment is a Poem, the Poem is a Moment
@ Sansakizaka Cafe, Yanaka Ginza
- visual haiku exhibition by Ana Jovanovska (open for the whole duration of Tokyo Poetry Week and until April 24)
- haiku, haibun and poetic miniatures reading (time TBA)
April 16: Poems. Theater. Butoh.
@ HVEN, Nakameguro
Doors open 19:00
- slam poetry, dance & butoh poetry performances
- calligraphy exhibition by Simon Kalajdjiev
- visual poetry books showcase
April 17: Partner event: Drunk Poets See God open mic
@ Bar GariGari, Ikenoue/Shimokitazawa
1000¥ entrance fee, includes a drink. Open mic sign-up is first come first served.
April 18: Final day
16:30 "Mythologyzing Tokyo" creative writing workshop with Joy Waller
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/ettuajE6fpaBx2jx9
*The workshop is free but you need to pay for your own drink at a cafe.
19:00 Otsukaresama party at Good Heavens pub, Shimokitazawa
...this schedule is subject to change. Please follow @tokyopoetryweek on Instagram for latest updates.

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