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Komachi Project – Hiromi Ito and Jeffrey Angles at Manchester Poetry Library
Join us for a poetry reading and conversation with Hiromi Ito and Jeffrey Angles at Manchester Poetry Library.
Hiromi Itō is considered Japan’s most prominent feminist poet. She is often credited with revolutionising postwar Japanese poetry with her work focusing on sexuality, childbirth, and women’s bodies. She later moved to the United States and has since focused on migration and the psychological effects of linguistic and cultural alienation. She is the multi-award-winning author of over ten collections of poetry, numerous essay collections and translations and several novellas and novels. Asia Triennial Manchester and Manchester Poetry Library are delighted to welcome Hiromi Itō for a reading and Q&A with her translator, the poet Jeffrey Angles, associate professor of Japanese literature and translation studies at Western Michigan University.
Hiromi Itō is the author of Killing Kanoko (2009) and Wild Grass on the Riverbank (2015), both translated by Jeffrey Angles.
Associated Badges:
In A Nutshell...
- Gain Insight ... into the groundbreaking work of Japan's leading feminist poet, Hiromi Itō.
- Develop Understanding ... of themes like migration, cultural alienation, sexuality, and translation studies.
- Engage In-Person ... at the Manchester Poetry Library for a unique cultural experience as part of the Asia Triennial Manchester.
- Earn up to 5 Rise points ... which can be recognised within your degree.
Schedule
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19:00 to 20:00 on 17/11/25 - Manchester Poetry Library
Hiromi Ito and Jeffrey Angles at Manchester Poetry Library In this scheduled event, you will get to hear the poets read from their work and discuss its creation.