Shūzō Takiguchi

Shūzō Takiguchi
Born	December 7, 1903 Toyama Prefecture
Died	July 1, 1979 (aged 75) Tokyo
Occupation	Poet, artist, art critic
Language	Japanese
Nationality	Japan
Alma mater	Keio University
Genre	Poetry, painting
Literary movement	Surrealism, Dadaism, Avant-garde

Shūzō Takiguchi (瀧口 修造 Takiguchi Shūzō, December 7, 1903 – July 1, 1979) was a Japanese poet, art critic, and artist.^[1] He was the central figure of orthodox Surrealism in pre- and postwar Japan.

List of works

Books of poetry

• Fairy's Distance (妖精の距離 Yōsei no Kyori), 1937
• Poetic Experiments 1927–1937 (詩的実験1927–1937 Shiteki Jikken 1927–1937), 1967

References

1. "Takiguchi Shüzō". Kotobanku. Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved December 17, 2014.