Chuya Nakahara (1907-1937) composed more than 350 poems, many of which are published in two poetry anthologies, Yagi no Uta (“Goat Songs”) and Arishi Hi no Uta (“Songs of Olden Days”), both compiled by himself. The Nakahara Chuya Literary Prize was established in 1996 by Yamaguchi city, where he was born.