OKAMOTO Kei 岡本啓 (poet; Japan) is the author of three poetry books. His debut collection, Graffiti (2014), won two major early-career awards—the Nakahara Chūya Prize and the Mr. H Prize—and his second poetry collection, Zekkei Note (2017), won the prestigious Hagiwara Sakutarō Award. Okamoto also writes essays, designs his own books, and collaborates with artists in creating works for display in museums. He is currently writing a series of poetry reviews and critiques for the newspapers Tokyo Shimbun and Chunichi Shimbun. His participation is made possible by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.