POETAQ
【Biography】
Japan-based poet and filmmaker. Studied under the late Hiroshi Kawasaki, a renowned modernist poet. Active in performance poetry since 2001. Began producing poetry-based lyric videos in 2019 through the YouTube channel “Poetry Reading by POETAQ,” combining spoken word, written text, and visual rhythm. Works engage with historical, philosophical, and spiritual themes. Participating since 2020 in Nuyorican Poets Cafe Online Open Mic. Official selection at the 2021 ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival for the video poem “The 3 Crises,” ; later works screened worldwide.
Poetry Reading by POETAQ(YouTube Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCciYyCvikWvPpJamS4nTLhg
【Filmography】
2021
“The 3 Crises”
（ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival Official selection).
2022
“The Haircut”
（Festival Poem“Anderkatt” poem by Georg Leß(ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival Official selection.
2023
“π(Pi)”
（ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival Official selection/Ó Bhéal Poetry Film Competition Finalist/Monologues & Poetry International Film Fest Official selection).
“la luna（original poem by Manfred Chobot)”
（Special Award for Art Visuals & Poetry Film Festival Vienna 2023)
2024
“Dance Beat「二条河原落書」~Nijo-Gawara Graffiti （A.D.1334) - English Subtitled/Japanese Reading”
（Ó Bhéal’s 12th International Poetry-Film Competition Finalist）
2025
“Dance Beat「二条河原落書」~Nijo-Gawara Graffiti （A.D.1334) - English Subtitled/Japanese Reading”
（The 2025 REELpoetry International Poetry Film Festival Official selection)