POETAQ
【Biography】
Japan based. Studied under the late poet Hiroshi Kawasaki, been performing spoken word since 2001.
Began making poetry videos(YouTube Channel "poetry reading by POETAQ) in 2019, and has been doing collaborative readings with self-made poetry videos at Nuyorican Poets Cafe Online Open Mic since 2020.
【Filmography】
2021 “The 3 Crises”(ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival Official selection).
2022 “The Haircut”(Festival Poem“Anderkatt” poem by Georg Leß(ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival Official selection.
2023 “π(Pi)” (ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival Official selection/Ó Bhéal Poetry Film Competition Finalist/Monologues & Poetry International Film Fest Official selection).
“la luna(poem by Manfred Chobot)” (Special Award for Art Visuals & Poetry Film Festival Vienna 2023)
2024 "Dance Beat「二条河原落書」~Nijo-Gawara Graffiti (A.D.1334) - English Subtitled/Japanese Reading"(Ó Bhéal’s 12th International Poetry-Film Competition Finalist)