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Kamiyu Ogyuu

おぎゅう かみゆ

Ogyuu Kamiyu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1989-05-14 (Tokyo, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
psychiatrist, poet
Active Years
2014-
Affiliations
Keio University School of Medicine, Department of Neuropsychiatry

Education

Yokohama City University
Faculty of Medicine / Department of Medicine
Degree: 医学士
Period:
Year of Graduation: 2014
Country: Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine. Began clinical practice around 2014.
Keio University
Faculty of Medicine / Department of Neuropsychiatry
Degree: 博士(医学)
Period:
Country: Japan
Holds a PhD in Medicine. Currently assistant professor at Keio University School of Medicine.

Awards

Elsur Foundation Newcomer Prize (Modern Poetry)
2020
Category: 現代詩部門
Organization: Elsur Foundation
Result: winner
H Prize
2024
Work: Uncovered Therapy
Organization: Japan Association of Contemporary Poets (selection)
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kokkyō to JK

2016 modern poetry 96 pages

A poetry collection exploring youth, borders, and everyday life. Early notable work.

bordersadolescenceeveryday life

ASAP I'm Not Lonely

2018 modern poetry 88 pages

Short poems addressing loneliness, communication, and youth culture.

lonelinesscommunication

Malice Q47

2020 modern poetry 104 pages

A collection treating malice and rumor from a social perspective, incorporating clinical observations into poetry.

malicesocietyobservation

Uncovered Therapy

2023 modern poetry 120 pages

Poems grounded in the author's work as a psychiatrist, questioning therapy, ethics, and boundaries between self and others.

therapyethicsself and other

Detecting Physical Disease from Psychiatric Symptoms

2020 medical book 210 pages

A practical clinical guide summarizing how to infer underlying physical diseases from psychiatric symptoms.

clinical practicediagnosispsychiatry

Organic or Psychogenic?

2021 medical book 180 pages

A specialist book explaining the differential diagnosis between organic and psychogenic disorders.

differential diagnosispsychiatry

The Ethical Psychopath: Reflections of a Psychiatrist

2024 essays 160 pages

An essay collection in which a psychiatrist reflects on ethics and society.

ethicspsychiatrysociety

Bibliography

  • Kokkyō to JK (Shichosha, 2016)
  • ASAP I'm Not Lonely (Shichosha, 2018)
  • Malice Q47 (Shichosha, 2020)
  • Uncovered Therapy (Shichosha, 2023)
  • Detecting Physical Disease from Psychiatric Symptoms (Kimpodo, 2020)
  • Organic or Psychogenic? (Chugai Igaku-sha, 2021)
  • Psychiatry Complex: Clinical Practice (Kimpodo, 2021)
  • Adolescence Wandering into General Outpatient (co-authored, Chugai Igaku-sha, 2022)
  • On Impostors (Kanehara Shuppan, 2022)
  • Sick but Not Sick (Kanehara Shuppan, 2024)
  • The Ethical Psychopath (Shobunsha, 2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
colloquial modern poetryrealistic expression incorporating clinical observation
Recurring Motifs
bordersbody and mindadolescenceethics

Legacy

Known for a distinctive practice connecting clinical psychiatry and poetry, he is regarded as a bridging figure between contemporary poetry and medical discourse.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Association of Contemporary Poets

Trivia

  • Incorporates clinical experience as a psychiatrist into his poetry.
  • Debuted as a poet in 2016.