Kaoru Maruyama was a Japanese poet. His collected works were translated by Robert Epp. He was the professor first in Tokyo and later at Aichi University. Ten Years, Fairy Country, and Heart of flowers are his best-known books. He is sometimes called "the poet of the sea".
He was an editor of Four Seasons Literary Magazine and a member of the "Shiki" or Four Seasons group.[1] Four Seasons published 81 issues between 1934 and 1944.[2]