Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, a pioneer of modern Japanese poetry, passed away at 92. Known for his profound and conversational style diverging from traditional haiku, he achieved acclaim with his debut 'Two ...

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Shuntaro Tanikawa, one of the most celebrated Japanese modern poets who pushed the boundaries of the genre, died on Nov. 13.

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Tanikawa diverged from haiku and other traditions, and explored the poetic, not only in the repetitive music of the spoken ...

The pioneer of modern Japanese poetry and the lyricist of Howl's Moving Castle's ending song, Shuntaro Tanikawa, passes away ...