"From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Poetry of Nuclear Survival"

Opening remarks by Jennifer Allen Simons, C.M., Ph.D., LL.D.
"From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Poetry of Nuclear Survival"
Poetry Reading by Sayuri Yoshinaga with Ryuichi Sakomoto
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts - Telus Studio Theatre
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
May 3, 2016

2016 Opening Remarks, From Hiroshima to Fukushima-Poetry of Nuclear Survival, Vancouver.pdf

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