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Michizo Tachihara

Born

in Japan

July 30, 1914

Died

March 29, 1939

Genre

Poetry

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Michizo Tachihara (立原道造) was a Japanese poet and architect. He died at age 24 from tuberculosis, before either career could seriously get under way. Michizō struggled to find a way for an urban poet to root himself in traditional customs and still be "modern."

Though a citizen of Tokyo, Michizō would rarely mention modern urban scenes in his work. Aside from several references to cars, Michizō chose to describe a vegetable, not a mineral realm. He described trains as vehicles of escape, rescuing him from being cooped up in his architectural office.

The natural landscapes of the Shinano Highlands provided an endless parade of conventional imagery that Michizō would use in his work; such as birds, clouds, flowers, grasses, mountains, skies, tre ...more

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	Of Dawn, Of Dusk: The Poetry of Tachihara Michizo by Michizo Tachihara, Iida Gakuji (Translator), Robert Epp (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	萱草に寄す [Wasuregusa ni yosu] by Michizo Tachihara, 立原道造 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1937	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	優しき歌 1・2 [Yasashiki uta ichi ni] by Michizo Tachihara, 立原道造 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1947	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Akatsuki to yube no uta 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kashu hyo 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“To early spring

Yes! Flowers will bloom again.
Birds will then sing as always,
and people will smile at one another in the spring.”
― Michizo Tachihara, Of Dawn, Of Dusk: The Poetry of Tachihara Michizo

tags: japanese-literature, poetry

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“Invitation to sleep

I'll always be singing songs for you.
Outside your darkened window, then inside;
after that in your sleep, in the depths of your dreams.
And then I'll sing song after song after song for you.”
― Michizo Tachihara

tags: japanese-literature, poetry

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“In my heart

Say, ticklish cricket
in my heart,
although it's winter you continue
strumming your wings.”
― Michizo Tachihara, Of Dawn, Of Dusk: The Poetry of Tachihara Michizo

tags: japanese-literature, poetry

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