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Kyoko Ishikawa

いしかわ きょうこ

Ishikawa Kyōko

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1928-03-22 （Tokyo (former Tokyo-fu), Japan）
Died
2020-04-14 age 92
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
tanka poet, physician
Active Years
1950-2020
Influenced By
Katsumi Katō

Education

Tokyo Women's Medical University
Medicine / Department of Medicine
Degree: 医学士
Country: Japan

Awards

Japan Tanka Poets' Club Prize (21st)
1994
Work: Mokusei no Aki (Autumn of Osmanthus)
Organization: Japan Tanka Poets' Club
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Haru no Juritsu: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection

1970 Tanka collection

An early tanka collection published as part of the Risshun series, containing delicate poems on nature and the seasons.

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Mokusei no Aki (Autumn of Osmanthus) - Tanka Collection

1993 Tanka collection

One of her representative collections, awarded the Japan Tanka Poets' Club Prize (21st). Many poems focus on autumn and flowers.

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Mijin: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection

2012 Tanka collection

A 21st-century collection reflecting late-career sensibilities, containing tranquil and reflective tanka.

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Forever: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection

2018 Tanka collection

One of the late-career collections, including poems on universal themes.

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Bibliography

  • Haru no Juritsu: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection (Risshun series), Shinsei Shobō, 1970
  • Shoka: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection, Tanka Shimbunsha, 1982
  • No no Kaori: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection (Shōwa Tanka Poets Series), Tanka Shimbunsha, 1985
  • Mokushi: Hana no Kashū, Gan Shobō, 1986
  • Ishigai: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection, Tanka Shimbunsha, 1988
  • Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection, Chiseisha, 1990
  • Sengetsu: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection (Kosei series), Tanka Shimbunsha, 1990
  • Shinku: Tanka Collection, Chiseisha, 1991
  • Yosano Akiko Notes, Kadokawa Shoten, 1992
  • Mokusei no Aki: Tanka Collection, Kachinsha, 1993
  • Semizaka: Tanka Collection (Kosei / Sokei series), Tanka Kenkyūsha, 1994
  • Chōō: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection (Contemporary Women Tanka Series), Tanka Shimbunsha, 1998
  • Kachōki: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection, Chiseisha, 1999
  • Tsuyukusa: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection (Sokei series), Kadokawa Shoten, 2000
  • Kokutenkyū: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection, Gan Shokan, 2000
  • Yosano Akiko Notes Continued, Kadokawa Shoten, 2000
  • Daichi Bansan: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection (Sokei series), Gan Shokan, 2001
  • Sotetsu no Hana: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection (Sokei series), Gan Shokan, 2002
  • Mori no Kozue: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection (Sokei series), Tanka Kenkyūsha, 2003
  • Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection, Volume 2, Chiseisha, 2006
  • Mijin: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection (21st Century Poets Series), Kadokawa Shoten, 2012
  • Kumo mo Tabibito: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection, Sunagoya Shobō, 2014
  • Seikō Kūkan: Tanka Collection (Sokei series), Sunagoya Shobō, 2015
  • Kōyō no Mori: Tanka Collection (Sokei series), Sunagoya Shobō, 2016
  • Forever: Kyoko Ishikawa Tanka Collection (Sokei series), Sunagoya Shobō, 2018

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyricblend of classical technique and modern sensibility
Recurring Motifs
natureseasonsflowersaging

Legacy

A tanka poet who continued her medical practice while composing poetry. She is highly regarded for her long body of work and for winning the Japan Tanka Poets' Club Prize in 1994.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Tanka Poets' Club

Archives

  • National Diet Library (holdings / authority data)
  • CiNii (academic publication database)

Trivia

  • She worked as an internist while publishing tanka.
  • In 1994 she won the 21st Japan Tanka Poets' Club Prize for the collection 'Mokusei no Aki'.
  • She passed away in 2020 at the age of 92.