Special volume of Tokyo Poetry Journal devoted to contemporary Japanese poets in English translation. Includes the English language print debut of several poets, including poetry slam national champions, bilingual poets, multi-award winning writers, and promising newcomers. Cover art by Shiraishi Setsuhi.
INVOCATION by Zoria Petkoska Kalajdjieva
VOLUME INTRODUCTION, by Jordan A. Y. Smith, ChatGPT, Midjourney
FOUR PORTALS TO THE NIGHTLIFE OF TOKYO POETRY Jordan A. Y. Smith
SAKISAKA KUJIRA tr. by Shibuya Gokai
MISUMI MIZUKI tr. by Andrew Gebert
FUZUKI YUMI tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith
MEGUMI MORIYAMA tr. by Yasuhiro Yotsumoto, Michele Hutchison, & Megumi Moriyama
SELECTED POEMS FROM KŪKI NO NIKKI (AIR DIARIES)
- MATSUDA TOMOHARU tr. Julia Hansell Clark
- KAWAGUCHI HARUMI tr. Matias Chiappe Ippolito
- JORDAN A. Y. SMITH, self translated
- MIYAO SETSUKO tr. Matias Chiappe Ippolito
- ARAI TAKAKO tr. Jeffrey Angles & Kendall Heitzman
- YOTSUMOTO YASUHIRO tr. Matias Chiappe Ippolito
ENOMOTO SACLACO tr. by Eric Selland
TAKAHASHI MUTSUO tr. by Jeffrey Angles
ART BY SHIRAISHI SETSUHI
AOYAGI NATSUMI tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith
FUKAZAWA RENA tr. by Melinda Smith & Rina Kikuchi
FUKUDAPERO
TŌMA HIROKO tr. by Victoria Young
YAMAZAKI SHŪHEI tr. by Kendall Heitzman
WAGO RYOICHI tr. by Ayako Takahashi and Judy Halebsky
MINESAWA NORIKO tr. by Eric Margolis
FUJITA YUKIHIRO tr. by Matthew Guay
KISAKA RYO tr. by Taylor Mignon
MARTHA NAKAMURA tr. by Kendall Heitzman
KEIJIRO SUGAtr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith
TANAKA IKUKO tr. by Miho Kinnas & Shelly Bryant
SONIC NURSE tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith
SAN SIMON tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith
KATAYAMA SAYURI tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith
ENDO HITSUJI tr. by Nakagawa Junnosuke
KOORI HIRONOBU tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith
MICHIYAMA RAIN tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith
ESSAY: YASUHIRO YOTSUMOTO ON JAPANESE POETRY
INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN SNYDER
REVIEW: TANYA BARNETT reviews Arai Takako
REVIEW: SIMON SCOTT reviews Shuri Kido
