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Sakutarō Hagiwara: 1 works in the original Japanese, with translation

Sakutarō Hagiwara (November 1, 1886 – May 11, 1942) was a Japanese writer of free verse, active in the Taishō and early Shōwa periods, and is considered the "father of modern colloquial poetry in Japan." He liberated Japanese free verse from traditional rules, expressing his doubts about existence, fears, ennui, and anger through dark images and unambiguous wording, while also publishing many volumes of essays, literary and cultural criticism, and aphorisms.

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博士の良人 ウォーソン夫人の黒猫

良人 is a Japanese term for husband (used by a wife to refer to her husband); here it refers to the lady's late husband. 「博士」 indicates that the deceased husband held a doctoral degree or was a scholar.