Hiromi Itō Interview: Writing about Death and Sexuality from menstruation Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 21 min 75 sec ✓ Published: 08-Nov-2018
Description: Meet the ‘shamaness of poetry’, Hiromi Itō, who is regarded as a defining force in Japan’s literary world. In this video portrait, she talks openly of writing unflinchingly about her own body and how she experiences – and is even excited by – the connection between sexuality, death and pain. nnWhen Hiromi Itō started writing about controversial feminist subjects, such as her sexuality, her menstruation, and her uterus, her father expressed his acceptance but asked her not to continue
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