Echo?" and the 2011 tsunami After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, television stations played Kaneko's poem “Are You an Echo?” as a public service announcement in order to encourage volunteers. Misuzu Children’s Choir In Nagato City, there is a chorus group that sings and promotes the poetry of Misuzu. [7] The members are mainly children living in Nagato City. In addition to holding a regular concert once a year, the group performs on various local stages and is warmly welcomed by local residents. Nagato Furusato Melody In Nagato City, Nagato Furusato Melody is played as evening chimes in five districts of the city. Furusato Melody is a poem by Misuzu Kaneko, to which Yoshinao Nakata added the melody and the subtitle “Iiko wa tobeteru no yo" (A good child can fly), in accordance with the grant of "Furusato Souzou Kikin" in 1989. Since citizens listen to this melody every day, Misuzu is familiar to them.[8] See also List of Japanese writers: K References 6. Saki Mizoroki, 5 February 2017, 海を渡る金子みすゞ 詩と生涯伝える絵本がアメリカで出版 美しい挿絵と響く言葉, BuzzFeedNews, Retrieved 30 November 2022 https://www.buzzfeed.com/jp/sakimizoroki/misuzu 7.Nagato city, 2 April 2017, The 11th Annual Concert by Misuzu Children’s Choir, Retrieved 30 November 2022. https://www.city.nagato.yamaguchi.jp/wadairoot/wadai/170402misuzusyounensyoujo.html 8.Nagato city, 9 August 2010, The Nagato Furusato Melody, Retrieved 30 November 2022. https://www.city.nagato.yamaguchi.jp/wadaiback/wadai/n1518.html External links Kaneko Misuzu Memorial Museum (Japanese) Chin Music Press: Misuzu Kaneko 1903 births 1930 deaths 1930 suicides Japanese women poets Suicides in Japan 20th-century Japanese poets 20th-century Japanese women writers