Kei Okamoto
Kei Okamoto
Born in 1983, first encountered poetry during his late 20’s, he began to write his own works. His first book of poems Graffiti compiled while he was staying in the US received Nakahara Chuya Prize and Mr. H Prize in 2015. His second book Zekkei Note (Mega-View Note) with its theme on his travels won Hagiwara Sakutaro Prize in 2017. His most recent book is named Zawameki-no-Naka-de-Waraikorogeyo (Keep Laughing Rolling on the Floor in the midst of Noise).
1983年生まれ。20代後半になって詩にふれ、詩を書きはじめる。アメリカ滞在時の詩をまとめた第1詩集『グラフィティ』で2015年の中原中也賞、H氏賞受賞。17年、旅についての第2詩集『絶景ノート』で萩原朔太郎賞受賞。最新詩集は『ざわめきのなかわらいころげよ』。