birth_date: 1931-02-27 00:00:00
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name: Kazuko Shiraishi
about: Kazuko Shiraishi (白石 かずこ, Shiraishi Kazuko) is a Japanese poet and translator who was born in Vancouver, 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. She has appeared at readings and literary festivals all over the world Kazuko Shiraishi (白石 かずこ, Shiraishi Kazuko) is a Japanese poet and translator who was born in Vancouver, 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. She has appeared at readings and literary festivals all over the world ...more