was a Japanese

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

for the

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movement and was noted for writing children's stories,

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and

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. A Hideo Oguma poetry prize is awarded for new poetry writers.

Selected paintings

File:OgumaHideo-1938-Self-Portrait.png, ''Self-Portrait'' (1938) File:OgumaHideo-1935-Rikkyō University in the Setting Sun.png, '' Rikkyō University in the Setting Sun'' (1935) File:OgumaHideo-An image to Shining Flight.png, ''An Image to Shining Flight'' (unknown date) File:OgumaHideo-Starvation.png, ''Starvation'' (unknown date) File:OgumaHideo-A Cat.png, ''A Cat'' (unknown date) File:OgumaHideo-Flowers of Lilies.png, ''Flowers of Lilies'' (unknown date) File:OgumaHideo-Figures.png, ''Figures'' (unknown date)

Selected drawings

File:OgumaHideo-A Spoilsman.png, ''A Spoilsman'' (unknown date) File:OgumaHideo-The Freight House in Ikebukuro Station.png, ''The Freight House in

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'' (unknown date)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oguma, Hideo 1901 births 1940 deaths 20th-century Japanese poets Japanese women poets