Pedro Shimose Kawamura (born 30 March 1940) is a poet, journalist, professor and essayist from Bolivia.
[3] In 1972, he was awarded the Casa de las Américas Prize for the poetry collection Quiero escribir, pero me sale espuma ("I want to write, but all that comes out is bubbly froth").
He is a member of the Academia Boliviana de la Lengua and of the Spanish Association of Art Critics.
[3] Shimose is best known for his politically inspired poetry which touches on the themes of national identity and social liberation.
Since Triludio en el exilio ("Triludio in exile") was first released in 1961, eight further poetry collections by Shimose have been published: Sardonia ("Isle of Snark"), Poemas para un pueblo ("Poems for a people"), Caducidad del fuego ("Fire's expiration date"), Al pie de la letra ("Letter of the law"), Reflexiones maquiavélicas ("Machiavellian reflections"), Bolero de caballería ("Calvary jacket"), Riberalta, and Poemas ("Poems").