Fujiwara Akiko
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Poet and writer. Couples literary work with support for investor relations activity.
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Background
Born in Kyoto Prefecture in 1974. Has published four poetry collections:
Dobutsu no Shufuku (Animal restoration) (Kamakura: Minato no Hito, 2019), which received Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku prize in poetry category;
an other mimicry (Tokyo: Shoshi Yamada, 2013), which received Hanatsubaki Prize;
Pho to n, (Japanese—Tokyo: Shichosha, 2007; English—Aberdeen: Gean Tree Press, 2012);
and Otozureru Koe (Visitor Voice) (Tokyo: Shoshi Yamada, 2005), which received Rekitei Shin’ei Prize.
Participated in 2014 Seoul International Writers’ Festival and 2017 Romania Poetry Festival as invited guest poet. Has produced private poetry magazine Canalis since 2007 and has participated in reading-performance unit Higgaion Selah since 2019. Accommodates frequent requests from artists for poetry and prose for inclusion in exhibition catalogs and other publications. Produced introduction to Kyoto’s Western-style architecture, Kyoto no Yokan (Kyoto: Seigensha, 2004), with photographer Sakane Yuki.
Recent Highlights
2022
January
2021
January–December
Places review of poetry collection from Hayashi Mioko in January 1 edition of literary-review newspaper Toshoshimbun.
Contributes poem to January issue of poetry monthly Gendaishi Techo.
Issues general-distribution edition of private poetry magazine Canalis, vol. 7.
Issues deluxe edition of Canalis, vol. 7.
Contributes poem to poetry journal IInd, No. 34.
Places review of poetry collection from Tanaka Satomi in August issue of Gendaishi Techo.
Contributes lead-off poem for eponymous annual review issued by pig farm Koisuru-Buta (loving pigs) Laboratory.
Contributes poem to poetry magazine Poetrympic 2021.
Contributes poem to literary journal Kigajinei, No. 54. Dialogue with fellow poet Munechika Shinichiro appears in same issue.
2020
February–November
Places first 10 installments of serial poem in February-to-November editions of Gendaishi Techo.
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