Mitsuru Nishikawa

In addition to writing, Nishikawa was also active in newspaper editing and literary communities.

Returning to Taiwan after graduating from university, Nishikawa made extensive use of Taiwanese folklore material in his modern poetry.

His collection of poems, Mazu Festival (媽祖祭), employed a variety of montage techniques, using Taiwanese vocabulary and Buddhist stories.

Drawing on folk beliefs and legendary tales, Nishikawa developed prose poems rich in fantasy,[3] garnering reviews from many scholars and poets.

[4] The birth of his eldest son, Jun Nishikawa (西川潤), and his focus on folklore inspired him to write fairy tales.