Here, is one of five poems by Kitasono Katue from Smoke's Straightline (Kemuri no chokusen, 1959), translated into English by John Solt and available at this link.
Monotonous Space by Kitasono Katue (1902-1978)
1
white square
within it
white square
within it
black square
within it
black square
within it
yellow square
within it
yellow square
within it
white square
within it
white square
2
white
within it
white
within it
black
within it
black
within it
yellow
within it
yellow
within it
white
within it
white
3
blue
triangular
mustache
's glass
white
triangular
horse
's parasol
black
triangular
tobacco
's building
yellow
triangular
star
's handkerchief
4
white square
within it
white square
within it
white square
within it
white square
within it
white square
The poem above is one of five poems by Kitasono Katue available at this link, selected from Smoke's Straightline (Kemuri no chokusen, 1959) and translated into English by John Solt. And next is an example (copied from here) of Katue's visual poetry:
From article by Eiko Aoki, "Geometric Installation Mirrors Kitasono Katue's Sensibility" |
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