Abstract

This is a collection of tanka poems by cat poet Satoshi Nio featuring photographs accompanied by tanka. It's a photobook of cat-themed tanka poems, in which the author has written tanka poems based on his feelings and thoughts inspired by numerous cat photographs. (Published by ONDORI-BOOKS)

Author’s Information

A cat-loving tanka poet. He began writing five-line poems in 1999. In 2004, he encountered "Masuno Koichi's Easy Tanka Blog" and began writing tanka poems. His representative tanka poems include "I used to ride my bicycle home to you, I'm glad there wasn't a Anywhere Door" from "Doraemon Tanka" (Shogakukan Bunko).