Katué Kitasono
Kitasono Katué (北園 克衛, Kitazono Katsue; October 29, 1902–June 6, 1978) was a renowned Japanese poet and photographer.[1] He was born in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
VOU Club
In 1935, Kitasono established the VOU Club and its avant-garde poetry journal VOU.[2] VOU was published in 1935–1940 and 1949–1978, and invited a revolving group of poets alongside artists, composers, and architects.[2]
Among the VOU circle’s members was the photographer and poet Kansuke Yamamoto.[3] In the postwar period, VOU-associated visual poets discussed in overviews of the group include Shōhachirō Takahashi, Motoyuki Itō, Toshihiko Shimizu, and Setsuko Tsuji.[4]
Editorial work
In 1938, Kitasono co-edited the Surrealist poetry journal Yoru no Funsui with the poet-photographer Kansuke Yamamoto and other poets.[5]
References
- ^ (in Japanese) Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers (『日本写真家事典』, Nihon shashinka jiten). Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8
- ^ a b "The Poet Designer". Unframed (Los Angeles County Museum of Art). 2 October 2013. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- ^ "Kansuke Yamamoto (Apr 14–May 14, 2016)". Taka Ishii Gallery. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- ^ "Poetic Eyes". Kyoto Journal. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- ^ "Webなごやゆかりの歌人・詩人 令和7年度基準 4．山本悍右（やまもとかんすけ）" (PDF) (in Japanese). 名古屋市. Retrieved 2026-02-04.