Special volume of Tokyo Poetry Journal devoted to contemporary Japanese poets in English translation. Includes the English language print debut of several poets, including poetry slam national champions, bilingual poets, multi-award winning writers, and promising newcomers. Cover art by Shiraishi Setsuhi.

INVOCATION by Zoria Petkoska Kalajdjieva

VOLUME INTRODUCTION, by Jordan A. Y. Smith, ChatGPT, Midjourney

FOUR PORTALS TO THE NIGHTLIFE OF TOKYO POETRY Jordan A. Y. Smith

SAKISAKA KUJIRA tr. by Shibuya Gokai

MISUMI MIZUKI tr. by Andrew Gebert

FUZUKI YUMI tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith

MEGUMI MORIYAMA tr. by Yasuhiro Yotsumoto, Michele Hutchison, & Megumi Moriyama

SELECTED POEMS FROM KŪKI NO NIKKI (AIR DIARIES)

• MATSUDA TOMOHARU tr. Julia Hansell Clark 
• KAWAGUCHI HARUMI tr. Matias Chiappe Ippolito
• JORDAN A. Y. SMITH, self translated
• MIYAO SETSUKO tr. Matias Chiappe Ippolito
• ARAI TAKAKO tr. Jeffrey Angles & Kendall Heitzman
• YOTSUMOTO YASUHIRO tr. Matias Chiappe Ippolito

ENOMOTO SACLACO tr. by Eric Selland

TAKAHASHI MUTSUO tr. by Jeffrey Angles

ART BY SHIRAISHI SETSUHI

AOYAGI NATSUMI tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith

FUKAZAWA RENA tr. by Melinda Smith & Rina Kikuchi

FUKUDAPERO

TŌMA HIROKO tr. by Victoria Young

YAMAZAKI SHŪHEI tr. by Kendall Heitzman

WAGO RYOICHI tr. by Ayako Takahashi and Judy Halebsky

MINESAWA NORIKO tr. by Eric Margolis

FUJITA YUKIHIRO tr. by Matthew Guay

KISAKA RYO tr. by Taylor Mignon

MARTHA NAKAMURA tr. by Kendall Heitzman

KEIJIRO SUGAtr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith

TANAKA IKUKO tr. by Miho Kinnas & Shelly Bryant

SONIC NURSE tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith

SAN SIMON tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith

KATAYAMA SAYURI tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith

ENDO HITSUJI tr. by Nakagawa Junnosuke

KOORI HIRONOBU tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith

MICHIYAMA RAIN tr. by Jordan A. Y. Smith

ESSAY: YASUHIRO YOTSUMOTO ON JAPANESE POETRY

INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN SNYDER

REVIEW: TANYA BARNETT reviews Arai Takako

REVIEW: SIMON SCOTT reviews Shuri Kido