Kazuko Shiraishi was born in Vancouver Canada in 1931. She returned to Japan before World War?, graduated Waseda University. She published more than twenty poetry books. Lots of her poems are translated into more than twenty languages and her poetry books were published in many countries, e.g. "Seasons Of Sacred Lust" (New Directions), "Let Those Who Appear" (New Directions), "Odysseus heute" (edition KAPPA), "Mein Sandvolk" (edition KAPPA) and "Viento Viento De La Ensenada" (El Colegio de la Frontera Norte). She was invited to many important poetry festivals and conferences in the world. She received six prestigious poetry and literature prizes, 'Purple Ribbon Medal' from the Emperor of Japan, and 'the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon'.
Kazuko Shiraishi was born in Vancouver Canada in 1931. She returned to Japan before World War?, graduated Waseda University. She published more than twenty poetry books. Lots of her poems are translated into more than twenty languages and her poetry books were published in many countries, e.g. "Seasons Of Sacred Lust" (New Directions), "Let Those Who Appear" (New Directions), "Odysseus heute" (edition KAPPA), "Mein Sandvolk" (edition KAPPA) and "Viento Viento De La Ensenada" (El Colegio de la Frontera Norte). She was invited to many important poetry festivals and conferences in the world. She received six prestigious poetry and literature prizes, 'Purple Ribbon Medal' from the Emperor of Japan, and 'the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon'.