Born in the city of Hiroshima, Goro Takano (髙野吾朗) is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Saga University, Japan, where he teaches English and Japanese/Western literature. His first novel With One More Step Ahead was published in US by BlazeVOX in 2009. His first poetry collection Responsibilities of the Obsessed (2013) and his second poetry collection Silent Whistle-blowers (2015) were also published by BlazeVOX. [Poetry | Fiction | Translations]