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Tamura Ryuchi Poems 1946-1998
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Tamura Ryuichi 1923 - 1998
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Born in Otsuka, outside the city of Tokyo, Tamura grew
up in a traditional Japanese household. His first experiences outside
the family came when he entered high school in downtown Tokyo. He met
and became active with a group of young poets who were exploring the
facets of modernism. He entered the literary department of Meiji
University in 1941, and was inducted into the Navy in 1943. He did not
enter combat, but the many of his friends who were killed in the war
scarred him for life. After the war, with those from his school days who
survived, he started the poetry journal Arechi (The Waste Land). His first book of poems, Four Thousand Days and Nights
appeared in 1956. It introduced a new hard tone to Japanese poetry,
using original forms and striking metaphors and images. With the
publication of The World Without Words
in 1962, he was established as a major poet. He spent five months at
the University of Iowa's International Writing Program in 1967-68 as
Guest Poet. Later, he traveled to England, Scotland and India. His
experiences filled twenty eight volumes of poetry. Tamura was a major
force and influence in modern Japanese literature. In addition to many
prestigious awards for poetry, Tamura received Japan's highest honor,
the 54th Japan Academy of Arts Award for Poetry in 1998.
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Zaimokuza Beach in Kamakura where Tamura often strolled.
Link to Google site:
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