Jean Gordon Kocienda

Inspiration for the world-weary from Japanese poet Yosano Akiko (1878-1942). Translations are fallibly mine. 短歌で英語を勉強しましょう Instagram @accidental_feminist_tanka

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

Take a 31-syllable break from the madness. Tanka poems by Japanese poet Yosano Akiko (1878-1942). Translations are mine, feedback welcome. 晶子の短歌で英語を勉強しましょう！

[Ken Kocienda @kocienda]

Infactory is off to the races! Thanks @TechCrunch and @bheater for helping us share the exciting news.
https://t.co/uvGK8pbnsb

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

Not your average startup, folks. Good luck, Infactory!

[Ken Kocienda @kocienda]

Infactory is off to the races! Thanks @TechCrunch and @bheater for helping us share the exciting news.
https://t.co/uvGK8pbnsb

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

It's not just about moving fast and breaking things, turn out.

[Ken Kocienda @kocienda]

“I’m actually the CEO.” — Brooke Hartley Moy

I co-founded @infactory_ai with Brooke, and I have no doubt that she’s the best person for the job. People sometimes make assumptions about her role before they meet her—but none do afterwards.

https://t.co/FJvyoWTbjB

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

@testastretta Hah!

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

"Short #poetry like #tanka and #haiku is sadly fated to be open to interpretation the moment it leaves the #poet 's lips." - Mori Fujiko, #YosanoAkiko's daughter, writes that Akiko was OK with it. Once written/ spoken/sung, the poem/song belongs to the receiver.

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

"I am, as by now must be evident, a forgiving reader of translated works. We all must be forgiving to read at all." Jane Hirshfield on the Transformative Art of Translation https://t.co/CpFbK3XRBO via @lithub

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

@TheMobMuseum Is there any evidence that Kodama did the bidding of the CIA with the (tacit, unspoken) knowledge of the Japanese government? Has any information about this come out in declassified documents? #indonesia #sukarno #declassified

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

@kocienda It's never boring around here!

[3Cat @som3cat]

Un telèfon tan petit que no té teclat i la pantalla és el palmell de la teva mà
#TotEsMou3Cat

[Ken Kocienda @kocienda]

A haiku by the @Humane Ai Pin while capturing video. I let @nihonjean handle the driving. 😉

Golden Gate Bridge shines
Driving through beauty and light
A day to cherish

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

Tawara Machi has a new book of tanka poems out called 『アバカドの種』"Avocado Pit". It's so gorgeous (and I love her so much). Ordering it was the easy part. Now comes the job of actually reading it... #japanese #tanka #nihongo #poetrylovers #俵万智と付句 　#短歌 　＃日本語

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

The Barbie Movie does not warrant an Oscar. It was fun and thought-provoking but not a great story or production. There, I've said it. #BarbieMovie #Oscars2024 #writers #stronggirl

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

All right, who forgot to charge the batteries? https://t.co/SGwASCatXh

[Colgate University @colgateuniv]

“It is not an overstatement to say the experience has changed my life.”

As an ESOL tutor for refugees in San Francisco, Jean Gordon ’87 Kocienda has learned valuable lessons herself.

https://t.co/87tn625D6A

[Sam Sheffer @samsheffer]

check it out:

@imranchaudhri and @bella_bongiorno went on @SquawkCNBC this morning with @Humane ai pins!

https://t.co/geHwGzJRXN

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

@iproduceresultz @kocienda Awwww

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

@testastretta I've also set up an account on Mastodon, if that is the way the social media world goes.

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

I have stepped back from Twitter for now, but I continue posting regularly on Instagram (accidental_feminist_tanka), Facebook (The Accidental Feminist), and TikTok (@acidentalfeminist). Follow me there! #yosanoakiko #tanka #Japanese #feminist

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

@ymkt0876 It used to drive me crazy because you still see it often in restaurant and hotel names, because it 'feels old and traditional'. For young people, it's just harder to read! :)

[Jean Gordon Kocienda @nihonjean]

@iproduceresultz Congratulations, TJ -- and sending wishes for many, many years of happiness to Jessica Rose!