Research on Humanism in Japanese Modern Prose Poems: Taking Kusano Simpei and Yoshida Ichiho as Examples

摘要

As an independent literary genre, prose poem has been popular in Japan since the mid-nineteenth century. It has the characteristics of both prose and poetry. In essence, it is still the stylistic form of poetry. Kusano Simpei and Yoshida Ichiho are two famous prose poets in the middle of the 20th century. Their poems have received wide attention and recognition in Japanese academic circles at that time. Their prose poems are consistent in thought, but because of their different origins and life experiences, they are different in terms of language style, emotional mood, and expression techniques.