*anese poet and translator (born 1970)

Ryoko Sekiguchi (*anese: 関口 涼子; Tokyo, December 21, 1970) is a *anese poet and translator.

She studied journalism at Waseda University. After graduating, she studied History of Art at the Sorbonne and received a doctorate in comparative literature and cultural studies at the University of Tokyo. She publishes her books in both French and *anese and works for ins*utions like Ins*ut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales.

A quote in French, attributed to Sekiguchi, appears at the top of the label of 2016 vintage Moulis-en-Médoc from Château Ch*e-Spleen in Bordeaux: "Percevoir l'énigme sans prétendre la résoudre: la seule façon de vivre sa vie." ("To see the mystery, but not to solve it: the only way to live a life.")

Works

• Manger fantôme, Argol, coll. Vivres, 2012.
• L'astringent, Argol, coll. Vivres, 2012.
• Ce n'est pas un hasard, Chronique *onaise, P.O.L., 2011.
• Adagio ma non troppo, Le Bleu du ciel, 2007.
• Héliotropes, P.O.L, 2005.
• Deux marchés, P.O.L, 2005.
• Le Monde est rond, with Suzanne Doppelt and Marc Charpin, Créaphis, 2004.
• Calque, P.O.L, 2001.
• C*iopée Péca, cipM, 2001.
• Hakkouseï S´Diapositive, Tokio, 2000
• position, Tokio, 1996
• C*iopée Péca, 1993

References