Kazuko Shiraishi

She appeared at readings and literary festivals all over the world. Kenneth Rexroth called her "the Allen Ginsberg of Japan," and edited a volume of her poetry in English for New Directions Press. Shiraishi died on 14 June 2024, at the age of 93.

• Name — Kazuko Shiraishi • Born — 27 February 1931 • Birthplace — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • Died — 14 June 2024 • Occupation — Poet, translator

Hiroaki Sato translated Shiraishi's poetry for BOMB Magazine, and several of her anthologies have appeared in English: • Seasons of Sacred Lust. Translated by Ikuko Atsumi, John Solt, Carol Tinker, Yasuyo Morita, and Kenneth Rexroth. Edited by Kenneth Rexroth. New Directions Press, 1975. • Cuttack and other Poems. Translated by John Solt. Shoshi-Yamada, Tokyo, 1985. • Burning Meditation and other Poems. Translated by John Solt. Pink Sand Studio, Tōkyō, 1991. • Little Planet and Other Poems. Translated by Allen Ginsberg, John Solt, Roger Pulvers, John Evans, Katsuya Hiromoto. Shichigatsudo, Tokyo, 1994. • Sheep's Afternoon. Translated by John Solt, Tetsuya Taguchi, and others. With Etchings by Suzanne Treister. Shigetsusha, Higashiyamato-shi, Tokyo, 1997. • Let Those Who Appear. Translated by Samuel Grolmes and Yumiko Tsumura. New Directions Press, 2002. • My Floating Mother, City. Translated by Samuel Grolmes and Yumiko Tsumura. New Directions Press, 2009. • Sea, Land, Shadow. Translated by Yumiko Tsumura. New Directions Press, 2017.