Ishikawa Takuboku

Ishikawa Takuboku (石川 啄木 was born on February 20, 1886 and died of tuberculosis April 13, 1912). He was well known as both a tanka and 'modern-style' (shintaishi or just shi) or 'free-style' (jiyūshi) poet. Beginning as a member of the Myôjô group of naturalist poets, he later joined the 'socialistic' group of Japanese poets and renounced naturalism.

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February 20 - 1886 - Tuberculosis - April 13 - 1912 - Tanka - Myôjô

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His major works were two volumes of tanka poems plus his diaries:

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• Ichiakuno suna (A Handful of Sand) 1910
• Kanashiki gangu (Sad Toys) published posthumously in 1912
 
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