Special Lecture

Born in 1967 in Michigan, he graduated in English literature from Colgate University in 1990. A deep curiosity about the Japanese writing system led him to Japan in 1990, where he now writes poetry and prose in both English and Japanese. In 2001 he was awarded the Nakahara Chuya Prize for his work “Tsuriagete wa (Catch and Release).” Some of his other works are “Nihongo Pokori-Pokori,” and “Home is Here – Ben Shahn’s Lucky Dragon.” He gave a lecture at Shin-Eiken’s 2007 national conference held in Osaka.