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Takuboku Ishikawa

Takuboku Ishikawa (石川 啄木 , Ishikawa Takuboku ? , February 20, 1886 - April 13, 1912) was a Japanese poet. He died of tuberculosis on April 13, 1912. Well known as both a tanka and 'modern-style' (shintaishi or simply shi) or 'free-style' (jiyūshi) poet, he began as a member of the Myōjō group of naturalist poets but later joined the "socialistic" group of Japanese poets and renounced naturalism.

Major Works His major works were two volumes of tanka poems plus his diaries: