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Chie Aiko

あいこ ちえ

Aiko Chie

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1976-02-25 (Iida, Nagano, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
haiku poet, columnist
Active Years
1995-
Affiliations
Haijin Kyokai (Haiku Association), Sawa (haiku group)
Memberships
Haijin Kyokai (Haiku Association)
Influenced By
Minoru Ozawa

Awards

Sawa Newcomer Prize
2003
Organization: Sawa
Result: 受賞
Sawa Special Work Prize
2005
Organization: Sawa
Result: 受賞
Kadokawa Haiku Prize
2009
Work: Wacha (50 haiku)
Organization: Kadokawa Cultural Promotion Foundation
Result: 受賞
Yasuaki Tanaka Prize
2022
Work: Kouou (Respondence)
Organization: Yasuaki Tanaka Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Haiku Association Newcomer Prize
2022
Organization: Haiku Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kouou

2021 haiku collection

A haiku collection published by Sayusha in 2021. It ranges from classical motifs to contemporary subjects and won the Yasuaki Tanaka Prize in 2022.

sketching/observational haiku (shasei)classical motifsmodern lifenature

Wacha

2009 haiku sequence (50 haiku)

A set of 50 haiku. Awarded the 55th Kadokawa Haiku Prize.

natureseasonssketching/observational haiku

Bibliography

  • Kouou (2021, Sayusha)
  • Wacha (2009, collection)
  • Shinsen 21 (co-author, 2010, Yushorin)
  • 365 Days of Haiku Learning from Kyoshi (co-author, 2011, Sosisha)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
wry/humorous nuanceconcise observational (shasei) depictionclassical materials treated with contemporary sensibilitygrand depictions of nature
Recurring Motifs
seasonalityclassical motifs (e.g., Hokusai manga)birds and naturemodern devices (mobile phones)waterfalls

Legacy

A contemporary haiku poet noted for crossing classical motifs and modern subjects. Recipient of multiple major haiku prizes and contributor to regional cultural discourse through newspaper columns.

Academic Societies

  • Haiku Association

Quotes

  • Hokusai manga, people spilling out — autumn
    Source: example poem
  • Chilly — the mobile phone lights the ear
    Source: example poem

Trivia

  • Born February 25, 1976, in Iida, Nagano Prefecture.
  • Studied under Minoru Ozawa from 1995 and joined the Sawa group in 2000.
  • Wrote a series "Journey around Igetsu" for the Shinano Mainichi Shimbun.
  • Authority identifiers such as ISNI and VIAF are registered.