Hakushū Kitahara
Hakushū Kitahara | |
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| Born | 25 January 1885 Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Died | 2 November 1942 (aged 57) Kamakura, Japan |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Genre | poetry |
| Literary movement | Pan no kai |
| Notable works | Jashumon (Heretics, 1909) |
Hakushū Kitahara (北原 白秋, Kitahara Hakushū; 25 January 1885 – 2 November 1942) is the pen-name of Kitahara Ryūkichi (北原 隆吉), a Japanese tanka poet active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan. He is regarded as one of the most popular and important poets in modern Japanese literature.