Saishū Onoe
Biography. Saishū wrote a poetry column for the magazine "Shinsei" ("New Voices"). He also founded the Shazensō Sha ("Plantain Society") in 1905, which stressed clarity, simplicity, and capturing ordinary experiences in poetry. This was in reaction to the style of the tanka poets associated with "Myōjō" magazine (such as Yosano Akiko) which emphasized the passionate side of human nature. Members of the Shazensō Sha included the noted "Naturalist" tanka poets Wakayama Bokusui and Maeda Yūgure (who had been tutored by Onoe Saishū).