Nihon Rising

 Nihon Rising

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Our latest project is a poem/ art/ music/ video. IHONO Arts group and POINT-less Arts group combined their efforts to produce the following tribute to Japan and to promote awareness in the aftermath of the devastating Tsunami that struck in March 2011.


In addition to these two Art groups; over 50 Artists, Poets, Writers and other creative people from around the World, provided images for this project. OXOXO Arts group has kindly offered to announce the project in Japan. A big thank you to all of you that helped make this project a reality. Images and contributor details are listed below.

After a lengthy discussion between Kaoru Fukushima of IHONO Arts Group and myself, we decided that we should create something to help raise awareness of the Japanese peoples plight. I then wrote a poem and recorded it. Kaoru then started creating the music to match the rhythm of the poem, which he did very successfully indeed. I then went about the task of asking my creative friends and associates to contribute an image with a few words from the poem, overlaid onto the image. I compiled it and the rest, as they say, is History.

We hope that you enjoy the video and that it raises awareness that this disaster is far from over, but there is hope! 


Kaoru Fukushima can be contacted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/@IHONOfukushima and his Group's Website is: http://www.interq.or.jp/japan/ihono/ 

My Twitter account is https://twitter.com/#!/iliteratepoet and my other blog is: http://illiteratepoetry.blogspot.com/

I would appreciate it if you would share this video with your friends, thank you for your support.

Update 

This video has been viewed in the following 43 Countries, in seven days, thank you for supporting the project:

Arab Emirates, Austria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Botswana, China, Columbia, Canada, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Greenland, Greece, Ghana, Hungary, Hong Kong, Ireland, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, United States, United Kingdom.

       Sonia Kempson (UK) - Artist 

   Gwylym Owen (UK) - Poet/ Artist

       @iliteratepoet

     Sophia Fine (USA) - Artist

     @sophiafine

                   

     Eden Baylee (CAN) - Author 

      @edenbaylee

  F. Phoenix (USA) - Teacher/ Poet

                              

@finallyphoenix

  Gwylym Owen (UK) - Poet/ Artist

  @iliteratepoet

 Marsha Berry (AUS) - Artist/ Writer/ Photographer

      @Marousia

    Dima Babilie (SYR) - Artist

     @ProblematiqueD

   Ally Vinlove (ARG) - Artist/ Writer 

     @Lulaconamor

   Sean Vessey (USA) - Poet

  @Seanotd

   Abigail Baker (UK) - Poet

    @The_Linnet

  Janice McDonald (USA) - Artist

@JaniceMcDonald

  Diana Lee (USA) - Photographer/ Poet

@Diana605

   Josephine Robin Dalton (UK) - Artist/ Writer/Poet

 @robin_dreamer

 Genevieve Antonio (GHA) - Poet/ Writer

@MisSunnieGen

Angel de la Torre (ESP) - Composer/ Artist/ Writer

@angel_torre

    Margot Kinberg (USA) - Writer

 @mkinberg

Joseph Pagen (USA) - Writer

@josephpagen

 Mab Jones (UK) - Writer/ Poet/ Artist

  @mabjones

  Andrew Crane (UK) - Artist

   @Winsorandnewt

K. Fukishima (JPN) - Composer/ Artist 

 @IHONOfukushima

Héctor Delgado (COL) - Artist

@hectordelgado75

 Mandy Steward (USA) - Artist

@messycanvas

Rebecca Treadway (USA) - Writer/ Artist/ Photographer

  @CreepyWalker

  Angel de la Torre (ESP) - Composer/ Artist/ Writer

@angel_torre

Kihu Potru (FRA) - Artist/ Poet/Writer

 @potru

     Nick Davies (UK) - Artist/ Musician/ Producer

 @machiwater

Johannes S. H. Bjerg (DNK) - Artist/ Poet/ Writer

  @jshb32

   Johannes S. H. Bjerg (DNK) - Artist/ Poet/ Writer

  @jshb32

Johannes S. H. Bjerg (DNK) - Artist/ Poet/ Writer

@jshb32

Paulo Zerbato (BRA) - Artist 

@pszerbato

   Juan Carlos Hernandez (CHE) - Photographer

@jchernandezjazz

  Karma (USA) - Poet/ Author

   @TheSoulKarma

   Sammy Sutton (USA) - Author

  @SammyWrites

 Kaoru Fukishima (JPN) - Composer/ Artist

 @IHONOfukushima

Ditrie Sanchez (USA) - Artist/ Writer/ Musician

@IndieAndNed

Gwylym Owen (UK) - Poet/ Artist

  @iliteratepoet

 Stafford Gregoire (USA) - Artist/ Poet/ Writer/ Professor

     @wQueens7

  K. Duane Carter (USA) - Poet

      @songsoftheriver

     Mary Vargas (USA) - Artist

   @ArtinWater

   Terrill Welch (USA) - Artist/ Photographer/ Writer

@terrillwelch

    Nina Kuriloff (USA) - Artist

      @ninakuriloff

     Tonje Moe (NOR) - Artist

     @tonjemoe

  Shain Ellison Thomas (USA) - Writer

  @ShainEThomas

Gwylym Owen (UK) - Poet/ Artist

@iliteratepoet

  Glide (USA) - Filmmaker

   @WriteActLove

   Gwylym Owen (UK) - Poet/ Artist

@iliteratepoet

Leslie Moon (USA) - Poet/ Writer/ Photographer

   @moondustwriter

              Nick Warren (UK) - Artist/ Designer

          http://www.from-sketch-to-oil-painting.com/

Mark Jordan (USA) - Artist/ Poet

    @m_d_jordan

  Peter Wilkin (UK) - Writer/ Poet

  @peterwilkin1

  Anon (USA) - Artist/ Activist

   Loz Taylor (UK) - Artist

     @LozTaylor

Roger Allen Baut (USA) - Artist/ Writer/ Poet/ Photographer

@chasingtao

  Michelle Vinci (CAN) -Teacher/Musician/Poet/Vocalist

@mvinci

  Kaoru Fukishima (JPN) - Composer/ Artist

   @IHONOfukushima

  Jason Bush (USA) - Musician/ Artist

    @ainahainas

  Gwylym Owen (UK) - Poet/ Artist

     @iliteratepoet

Gwylym Owen (UK) - Poet/ Artist

 @iliteratepoet

 Gwylym Owen (UK) - Poet/ Artist

  @iliteratepoet

Tima (KWT) - Writer/ Poet

@tinkerbellink

                  

     Tima (KWT) - Writer/ Poet

       @tinkerbellink

    Tima (KWT) - Writer/ Poet

       @tinkerbellink

After a lengthy discussion between Kaoru Fukushima of IHONO Arts Group and myself, we decided that we should create something to help raise awareness of the Japanese peoples plight. I then wrote a poem and recorded it. Kaoru then started creating the music to match the rhythm of the poem, which he did very successfully indeed. I then went about the task of asking my creative friends and associates to contribute an image with a few words from the poem, overlaid onto the image. I compiled it and the rest, as they say, is History.

We hope that you enjoy the video and that it raises awareness that this disaster is far from over, but there is hope! 

I would appreciate it, if you would share this video with your friends, thanks.

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