Naoshi Koriyama
Naoshi Koriyama is a Japanese poet and author. Naoshi Koriyama was born in Kikai Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, he first attended the University of New Mexico. He graduated from the New York State College for Teachers at Albany in 1954 and returned to Japan to teach and write poetry.
Naoshi Koriyama
- Name
- Naoshi Koriyama
- Born
- 3 November 1926
- Birthplace
- Kikai Island, Kagoshima Prefecture
- Occupation
- Poet
- Education
- University of New Mexico
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His interest in poetry came from using it as a tool to combat his feelings of loneliness when he transferred from New Mexico to Albany in 1951. From 1967 until 1997, he was a professor at Toyo University and holds the title of professor emeritus. He has published nine collections in English, three from Japanese to English, and in 2011, he published his first volume entirely in Japanese. He speaks Japanese, English, and his native Kikai. In August 2025, he attended the 99th anniversary of the Tokyo Kikai Association.
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• Name — Naoshi Koriyama • Native Name — 郡山 直 • Born — 3 November 1926 • Birthplace — Kikai Island, Kagoshima Prefecture • Occupation — Poet • Language — Japanese, English, and Kikai • Education — University of New Mexico • Alma Mater — University at Albany, SUNY
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- 1.Amami Shimbun. 東京喜界会が総会・懇親会. 28 August 2025.
- 2.本田徹夫.
- 3.日本英語表現学会（JASEUS）「第22回研究会」のお知らせ. www.jaseus.org.
- 4.Prime Number Magazine.
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