Sakutarō Hagiwara
Sakutarō Hagiwara (1886–1942) is a seminal figure in modern Japanese literature who broke traditional poetic forms in favour of a free verse style that mixed literary and everyday diction with intense imagery, deep philosophy, and various verbal distortions. An accomplished mandolin player, Hagiwara was the author of six books of poetry, as well as collections of essays and aphorisms.
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Poetry | Issue 127
Three Poems
Sakutarō Hagiwara
‘What I do not have is Everything: / how is it that I won’t bear this neediness?’