the springtime spectacle offers a meditative way for local and global poetry to be shared across ages, nations, and cultures.
In 2021, Tomosumi was recognized for the People’s Choice Award.
The following year, he was honored to contribute:
Tomosumi’s haiku honoring the late Issei pioneer and founder, B.D. Mukai in 1926 as a strawberry farm, Mukai Farm & Garden for his 112th birthday.
Mukai Home Library
Tomosumi gifted a copy of his first self-published poetry anthology, nashi: Illustrative Poetry on Japanese Americans to their collection of art and works documenting Japanese American diaspora.