Kazuko Shiraishi
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Kazuko Shiraishi (1931-present) is a Japanese poet and translator who was born in Vancouver, Canada. She is a modernist, outsider poet who got her start in Katsue Kitazono's VOU poetry group, which led Shiraishi to publish her first book of poems in 1951. She soon became involved in jazz performance and beat culture, becoming known for her erotic poetry. She has appeared at readings and literary festivals all over the world.[1][2]