Atom Bomb Poetry: A Book
From the start, the Allied Occupation (1945-1952) severely curtailed publication about the atomic bombings out of concern that frank depictions or images of the nuclear aftermath might undermine the legitimacy of the Occupation and the victory itself. As the U.S. sharpened its anticommunist stance at home and with allies like Japan, authorities increasingly cracked down on antiwar and antinuclear protest movements associated with the left. Even this late in the Occupation, Tōge and Shikoku therefore sought out a like-minded underground local printer to publish this first edition.