Poetic Labor: The Poet's Profession in Japan from Early Times to 1900

We invite papers exploring the evolving working conditions of Japanese poets through history. We consider a variety of languages (Japanese, Sinitic), registers (elite, popular), institutional settings (patronage, commercial publishing), and media outputs (vocalization, manuscript, print).

Deadline for submissions: Monday, 14 March 2022

Gian Piero Persiani, U of Illinois (gp2029@illinois.edu ) Charo B. D'Etcheverry, U of Wisconsin (cdetcheverry@wisc.edu )