Takahama Kyoshi

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poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).

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Born	February 22, 1874 • Matsuyama • Japan
Died	April 8, 1959 (aged 85) • Kamakura • Japan
Notable Works	“Susumu beki haiku no michi”

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Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov

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Peretz Markish

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James Weldon Johnson

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Louis Zukofsky

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S.S. Van Dine

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