BIO
Poet Born in Kanagawa, Japan, and based in Tokyo. Haku Kato develops poetry across publishing, readings, performance, video, installation, and collaboration. He began writing poetry in August 2025 and published his first poetry collection, Tokyo White Night Flight, in November of the same year. Since 2026, he has served as editor of the interdisciplinary poetry journal Koo.
Publications 2026 Crossover Poetry Magazine “Koo” 2025 Poetry Collection “Tokyo White Night Flight” Projects 2026 "When You Hear White" Participatory Poetry and Archival Project "Koo" Cross-Disciplinary Poetry Magazine: Open Call, Selection, and Editorial Project 2025 "Poetry of Gratitude" Participatory Poetry and Communication Project Awards 2026 "Restoring the Name" Japan Association of Poetry, Tanka, Haiku, Essay and Criticism Award, Excellence Award "Asebi no Hashi" Minokamo City Literary Festival, Contemporary Poetry Division, Chairperson's Award "An Empty Bowl" Hamamatsu "My Poetry" Competition, Honorable Mention "Chair, You" Nagase Kiyoko Contemporary Poetry Award, Selected "Amaoi" Gifu City Literary Festival, Contemporary Poetry Division, Selected "Tokyo White Night Flight" SHIBUYA AWARDS, Selected "The Principle" JILA Recitation Competition, Poetry Division, Final RoundRound 2025 “Straight Lines and Windows” Hakushu Poetry Dedication, Honorable Mention “Spectral Transparency” Gifu Prefecture Literary Festival, Selected “Fermata” Sanpuku Literary Prize, Finalist 2024 “Butterflies Dream of Human” Asia Digital Art Award Exhibition, Grand Prize, Yudai Nakaya “Lenticular” ACTA+ ART AWARD, Grand Prize, Yudai Nakaya Events / Exhibitions 2026 "Tokyo White Night Flight" SICF Fukuoka, ONE FUKUOKA BLDG, Fukuoka "Tokyo White Night Flight" NAFAS Festival Tokyo, BUoY, Tokyo "Asebi no Hashi" Minokamo City Literary Festival, Minokamo City Cultural Hall, Gifu "Amaoi" Gifu City Literary Festival, Gifu Media Cosmos Doki Doki Terrace, Gifu Readings 2026 “Tokyo White Night Flight” NAFAS Festival Tokyo, BUoY, Tokyo “Spring Melancholy” La Vague Group Reading and Critique Session, Tokyo “The Principle” JILA Recitation Competition, Poetry Division, Final Round 2025 “Straight Lines and Windows” JILA Recitation Competition, Poetry Division, Preliminary Round Jury 2026 “Koo” Poetry Open Call "Poetry of Gratitude" MAR apelar Collaborations 2024 "Butterflies Dream of Human" Yudai Nakaya "Lenticular" Yudai Nakaya Critical Writing 2026 Nozomu Hiraoka, "A Tongue Saved: On Haku Kato's Poetry Reading Performance," note (Critical Essay on the Reading Performance of the Poetry Collection "Tokyo White Night Flight") Media 2026 "NAFAS 2026: The Invisible Dog fait sa cuisine à Tokyo," Makery (France) “Butterflies Dream of Human” All Night Nippon, Nippon Broadcasting System “Butterflies Dream of Human” Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, Outdoor Large-Screen Display “Butterflies Dream of Human” GO Taxi, Digital Signage “Butterflies Dream of Human” Kariya City, Aichi, Digital Signage 2025 “Lenticular” Yamaguchi Shimbun
