Hakushū Kitahara

Hakushū Kitahara
Born(1885-01-25)25 January 1885
Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan
Died2 November 1942(1942-11-02) (aged 57)
Kamakura, Japan
OccupationPoet
Genrepoetry
Literary movementPan no kai
Notable worksJashumon (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.