Makoto Ōoka

Makoto Ōoka (大岡 信) was a Japanese poet and literary critic. He pioneered the collaborative poetic form renshi in the 1990s, in which he has collaborated with such well-known literary figures as Charles Tomlinson, James Lasdun, Joseph Stanton, Shuntarō Tanikawa and Mikirō Sasaki.

Asahi Shimbun
Ōoka's poetry column was published without a break seven days a week for more than 20 years on the front page of Asahi Shimbun, which is Japan's leading national newspaper.

Awards

 * 1993:	Cultural Prize of the Municipality of Tokyo
 * 1993:	Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France)
 * 1995:	Japan Academy of the Arts Prize for poetry and criticism
 * 1996:	Asahi Prize
 * 1996:	Golden Wreath of the Struga Poetry Evenings, Macedonia
 * 1997:	Cultural Merit Award
 * 2002:	Japan Foundation Award