11 Facts About Tatsuji Miyoshi

Tatsuji Miyoshi was a Japanese poet, literary critic, and literary editor active during the Showa period of Japan.

Tatsuji Miyoshi is known for his lengthy free verse poetry, which often portray loneliness and isolation as part of contemporary life, but which are written in a complex, highly literary style reminiscent of classical Japanese poetry.

Tatsuji Miyoshi suffered from poor health as a child and was frequently absent from school due to nervous breakdowns.

Tatsuji Miyoshi was forced to drop out of junior high school due to inability to pay the tuition once the family business went bankrupt, and his father abandoned the family to escape from creditors.

Tatsuji Miyoshi was only able to complete his schooling by the charity of an aunt.

Tatsuji Miyoshi left the army in 1921 to enroll in the Third Higher School in Kyoto, where he majored in literature.

Tatsuji Miyoshi had been interested in literature even while still at high school, especially in the works of Friedrich Nietzsche and Ivan Turgenev.

In 1930, Tatsuji Miyoshi brought out his first major anthology of free verse, Sokuryo sen.

Tatsuji Miyoshi courted the sister of Hagiwara Sakutaro, Hagiwara Ai, but they were unable to get married due to the opposition of her parents.

Tatsuji Miyoshi's output was steady and varied for the rest of his long career.

Tatsuji Miyoshi's grave is at the temple of Honcho-ji in Takatsuki, Osaka, where his nephew was chief priest.