Hakushū Kitahara

Hakushū Kitahara (北原 白秋, Kitahara Hakushū, 25 January 1885 – 2 November 1942) is the pen-name of Kitahara Ryūkichi (北原 隆吉), a Japanese tanka poet active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan. He is regarded as one of the most popular and important poets in modern Japanese literature.

Hakushū Kitahara
Born(1885-01-25)25 January 1885
Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan
Died2 November 1942(1942-11-02) (aged 57)
Kamakura, Japan
OccupationPoet
Genrepoetry
Literary movementPan no kai
Notable worksJashumon (Heretics, 1909)
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