I found something interesting. It's Kotaro Takamura.
I was reading some of his Chieko Poems yesterday and today, and they really are something. I feel like I know who he was without having to meet him just by reading them. The Chieko Poems were written about his wife Chieko, from his love for her, to her development into Schizophrenia, and her eventual death. My favorite is Lemon Elegy. This is possibly because it was the first one I heard, yes heard, because they made a sort of song to go with it: Lemon Elegy.
If you want to read the [translated] collection by Paul Archer, here's a link: The Chieko Poems.
I recommend reading about the background of the poems before reading the actual poems.
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