"Butterfly," a collection of verse by acclaimed poet Mari Kashiwagi published in Japan last year, continues to capture the imagination and empathy of poets around the world. A number of her poems ...

New to 4 Extra. Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and, to mark the 93rd birthday of Japan’s greatest living poet [b.15.12.1931], he selects Shuntaro Tanikawa - A Poet's Japan.

Japanese poet Shinichi Miyaji (1920-2011) composed a subtly melancholic tanka short poem about how an aged father is concerned about his daughter’s feelings toward him. Half of daughters in the ...