Interested in Japanese poetry? Author and translator Roger Pulvers offers a few minutes of poetry on his YouTube channel each update. His recitation of Masaoka Shiki above is typical of his offerings where he reads haiku and tanka. He introduces the poet, recites some of their well-known verses (that he translated into English himself) and gives short commentary. Subscribe to his YouTube channel to get a few minutes of poeticism in your life!

About the Author: Roger Pulvers acclaimed author, playwright, theatre and film director, translator and journalist, has published more than fifty books in Japanese and English. He was assistant to director Oshima Nagisa on the film “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence,” and has directed the film version of his novel Star Sand. Awards include the Miyazawa Kenji Prize in 2008 and the Noma Award for the Translation of Japanese Literature in 2013; in 2018, the Order of the Rising Sun; and in 2019, the Order of Australia.