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Profile:
Yasuhiro Yotsumoto was born in Osaka, Japan in 1959 and grew up mostly in Hiroshima. He started writing poetry in his late teens and published his first collection of poetry “A Laughing Bug” in 1991. Since then 7 collections of his poetry were published including ”Muddy Calender” (Co-authored with Inuo Taguchi, 2008), “Starboard of My Wife” (2006), “Golden Hour” (2004). He won several awards such as Hagiwara Sakutaro Award and his poems have been translated into more than 10 languages including two books of Romanian and Serbian translations.
In addition to poetry, Yasuhiro writes essays, literary criticism, and translates poetry from English or German to Japanese. His latest book of translation will be “Kid” by Simon Armitage to be published in Japan later this year.
He is also active in editorial works: since 2006, Yasuhiro has been National Editor of Poetry International Web – Japan, introducing the contemporary Japanese poetry through English translations. (http://japan.poetryinternational.org/). He has also recently taken part in the launch of a new poetry magazine “Beagle” in Japan as an editor.
Yasuhiro is an avid street photographer, whose works can be seen in the following web gallery:
http://web.mac.com/yyotsumoto/iWeb/Site/Bosnia.html
CV:
Publication:
'Samurai in Manhattan', Romanian-English bilingual translations by Domitru M. Ion,
Bucharest: Oriental-Occident, 2006
『妻の右舷』（Starboard of My Wife）, collection of poetry, published by Shueisha （集英社）March 2006
『対詩・詩と生活』(Conversation Poems: Poetry vs. Living), co-authored with Masayo Koike, published by Sichosha (思潮社) October 2005
『谷川俊太郎＜詩の半世紀＞を読む』(Reading Shuntaro Tanikawa’s Poetry over a half century), co-authored with Shuntaro Tanikawa, Tien Yuan, Kenji Yamada, published by Miotsukushi (澪標), August 2005
『四元康祐詩集』（Yasuhiro Yotsumoto Collected Poems）, published by Sichosha (思潮社) July 2005
『連詩 闇にひそむ光』（A Collection of 5 Linked Poems, Edited by Makoto Ooka）, published by Iwanami Shoten (岩波書店), November 2004
『ゴールデンアワー』（Golden Hour）, collection of poetry, published by Shinchosha （新潮社）, 2004
『噤みの午後』 (Afternoon of Forbidden Words), collection of poetry, published by Shichosha （思潮社）, 2003
萩原朔太郎賞 Hagiwara Sakutaro Award
『世界中年会議』 (The World Congress of the Middle Aged), collection of poetry, published by Shichosha（思潮社）, 2002
山本健吉賞 Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Award
駿河梅花文学大賞 Suruga Baika Bungaku Literary Award
高見順賞候補 Takami Jun Award (short listed)
中原中也賞候補 Nakahara Chuya Award (short listed)
『笑うバグ』 (A Laughing Bug), collection of poetry, Published by Kashinsha （花神社）, 1991
Recent contributions:
'Mukimi', the second story, appeared in the literary magazine "Shincho" in August 2006
'Shijin Kidori', the first story, appeared in the literary magazine "Shincho" in June 2006
A photographic image to Poetry Review, London, as the cover photo of Winter 2005/2006 issue
Monthly contribution of traveling essays with own photographs to Nishinihon Newspaper （西日本新聞）starting from January 2006
Essays in three serial articles for Ashahi Newspaper (朝日新聞), February 2006
Essay on the life and works of Rin Ishigaki, contributed to the special memorial edition of Gendaishi-Techo (現代詩手帖 a poetry magazine), June 2005
『詩を書く同僚』(A colleague who writes poems)、an essay contributed to Nihon Keizai Shinbun （日本経済新聞）, September 2004
『谷川俊太郎という劇』(Shuntaro Tanikawa`s Drama)、an essay on the life and poetry of Shuntaro Tanikawa contributed to Gendai-shi Techo (現代詩手帖a poetry magazine), September 2004
『声の曲魔団』(Circus of Voices), weekly contribution of short poems to Asahi Shinbun Newspaper (朝日新聞Internet Version) from February to May 2004,
http://www.asahi.com/culture/circus/index.html
『対詩 詩と生活』(Conversation Poems: Poetry vs. Living), monthly contribution of poems in collaboration with Masayo Koike to Gendai-shi Techo (現代詩手帖) from May 2004 to May 2005
『静岡連詩の会』(Shizuoka Linked Poems), a collaboration with 2 Japanese and 2 Dutch poets on a linked poem, produced and performed in November 2003, broadcast by Shizuoka TV in December 2003 http://www.granship.or.jp/magazine/21renshi.html
『ミュンヘンから詩の領土へ』(From Munich to Poetic Territories), a series of 10 essays, contributed to Gendai-shi Techo (現代詩手帖) from February 2003 to November 2003
Other activities
Visited Zdravo da ste, an NGO supporting the refugee centers in Serbia with the poet Shuntaro Tanikawa
Reading tour in Cork, Dublin, and Oxford, from Apirl 27 to May 4, 2006 together with Mutsuo Takahasi supported by 国際交流基金
National editor for Poetry International Web – Japan, an internet poetry magazine, since January 2006
『四元康祐展—詩のなかの自画像』(Yasuhiro Yotsumoto _ Self Portrait in Poetry) Exhibition of manuscripts, diaries, photographic works, etc, from September to October 2004, at Mae...
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