modern poetry; modern-style poetry
Refers to poetry written in modern Japanese, as opposed to classical forms like waka or haiku. Often associated with free verse and Western-influenced styles from the Meiji period onward.
He earned his doctorate with research on modern poetry.
This anthology contains representative modern poems from the Meiji period onward.
He has been writing modern poetry since he was young.
Hagiwara Sakutarō is known as a poet of modern poetry.