Jun Okamoto

Poet. Born in Honjo, Saitama Prefecture. He became interested in anarchism while studying at Toyo University, and joined the Kitakaze-kai, a group led by Osugi Sakae, and the Japan Socialist League. After "Simoun," he founded "The Red and the Black" in 1923 with Tsuboi Shigeji and Hagiwara Kyojiro. He was a terrorist in the poetry world, passionate about a revolution in poetry. He was a central figure among anarchist poets before the war, publishing "Dum Dum," "Bungei Kaiho," "Kaiho Bunka," "Shihara," and "Bunkakiso." After the war, he converted to communism. He founded "Cosmos" in 1946 (Showa 21). He debated with Yoshimoto Takaaki over poets' war responsibility. He also played a leading role in the children's poetry movement. His poetry collections include "Punishment is Alive" (1933), "Bridge" (1955), and "The Destiny of a Poet - An Autobiography of Okamoto Jun" (1974).

[Noriaki Chiba]

"Complete Poems of Jun Okamoto" (1978, Hongo Publishing)

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詩人。埼玉県本庄(ほんじょう)市に生まれる。東洋大学在学中よりアナキズムに関心を抱き、大杉栄らの北風会、日本社会主義同盟に参加。『シムーン』を経て、1923年、壺井繁治(つぼいしげじ)、萩原恭次郎(はぎわらきょうじろう)らと『赤と黒』を創刊。詩の革命に狂熱的な詩壇のテロリストとして活躍。『ダムダム』『文芸解放』『解放文化』『詩原』『文化組織』と、戦前はアナキスト詩人の中心的存在。戦後はコミュニズムに転向。1946年（昭和21）『コスモス』を創刊。詩人の戦争責任をめぐって吉本隆明と論争。児童詩運動にも指導的役割を果たす。詩集『罰当りは生きている』（1933）、『橋』（1955）、『詩人の運命――岡本潤自伝』（1974）がある。

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『『岡本潤全詩集』（1978・本郷出版社）』

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