“What is the definition of a contemporary poet?”
When asking poet Yamasaki Madoki about this, I wanted to explore what approaches in his poems, in his words, he uses in order to reach others.
Should one compose a poem and frame it? That surely wouldn’t reach anybody in this day and age.
In this era, where getting close to the existence of a poet and the poems that they weave together is few and far between, by what method can one bring forth a poem and have the words they strung together reach another?
While going about his activities as a musician, Yamasaki also leaves his trace as a poet by expressing himself via various outlets of tagging. Interpreting his activity up until now in my own way, I came upon the concept for his method of delivering poetry to others, “Living with Poetry (incorporating poetry into life)” and took the poet head-on for a gallery event.

a bard
          Someone who, as the storyteller, creates poetic expressions not only through poetry via language, but a diverse means of expressions, ranging from music composition and performance, to video production, and so forth.
“A bard is a poet, but a poet is not always a bard.”