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Kazuko Shiraishi (白石 かずこ, Shiraishi Kazuko, born 1931) is a Japanese poet and translator who was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is a modernist, outsider poet who got her start in Katsue Kitazono's "VOU" poetry group, which led Shiraishi to publish her first book of poems in 1951. She has also read her poetry at jazz performances.[1] She has appeared at readings and literary festivals all over the world.[2]

Kazuko Shiraishi
Born	1931 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	poet and translator

Kenneth Rexroth called her "the Allen Ginsberg of Japan," and edited a volume of her poetry in English for New Directions Press. [3]

Translations available in English

Hiroaki Sato has translated Shiraishi's poetry for BOMB Magazine, [4] and several of her anthologies have appeared in English:

• Seasons of Sacred Lust. Translated by Ikuko Atsumi, John Solt, Carol Tinker, Yasuyo Morita, and Kenneth Rexroth. Edited by Kenneth Rexroth. New Directions Press, 1975.
• Let Those Who Appear. Translated by Samuel Grolmes and Yumiko Tsumura. New Directions Press, 2002.
• My Floating Mother, City. Translated by Samuel Grolmes and Yumiko Tsumura. New Directions Press, 2009.
• Sea, Land, Shadow. Translated by Yumiko Tsumura. New Directions Press, 2017.

References

Further reading

• Quarterly Conversation. "My Floating Mother, City by Kazuko Shiraishi," by Levi Stahl.

На других языках

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- [en] Kazuko Shiraishi

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[fr] Kazuko Shiraishi

Kazuko Shiraishi (1931) est une poétesse japonaise et traductrice née à Vancouver au Canada. C'est une poétesse moderniste qui a commencé dans le groupe de poésie VOU de Katsue Kitazono, qui l'a amené à publier son premier recueil de poèmes en 1951. Elle est bientôt active dans des performances de jazz et de beat culture, se faisant connaître par sa poésie érotique. Elle a participé à des lectures et des festivals littéraires du monde entier[1],[2],[3],[4].

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[ru] Сираиси, Кадзуко

Кадзуко Сираиси (яп. 白石 かずこ Сираиси Кадзуко, род. 27 февраля 1931 года) — современный японский поэт.

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