Hometown in Five Lines: 188 Poets Unite in the 8th World Gogyoshi Anthology
Illustration: Ana Stjelja AI-assisted What does a hometown mean to someone who has left it behind? How does it live on in language, memory, and the small details of everyday life? The 8th Anthology of World Gogyoshi (2026), edited by Taro Aizu, brings these questions into focus through the voices of 188 poets from around the world. Dedicated to the theme “Hometown,” the collection gathers five-line poems written in English and each poet’s mother tongue. Together, they offer readers an opportunity to encounter places through the words of people whose lives and memories are connected to them. A World of Poetry in Five Lines Gogyoshi means a five-line poem. In the World Gogyoshi project, poets present their work in both English and their mother tongues, creating a meeting place between international communication and individual linguistic identity. This bilingual approach gives the anthology a particular richness. English makes the poems acces...
