Modern Haiku Women's Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1978) award
Kamio Kumiko
かみお くみこ
Kamio Kumiko
Pen Names:
Yoko（Birth name (legal name)）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1923-01-28 （Kyoto District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2014-10-26 age 91
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 1953-2014
- Affiliations
- Nagarabi (contributor group), Shi no Mi (journal; contributor and later editor), Kira (journal; contributor), Haiku Poets Association (advisor)
- Influenced By
- Nomiyama Shucho, Iida Ryuta, Kamio Kiyohitsu (Kiyohitsu Kamio)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tate Kyoto Girls' High School (now Fukuoka Prefectural Kyoto High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tate Kyoto Girls' High School (now Fukuoka Prefectural Kyoto High School)
Country:
Japan
Former girls' high school; listed in sources as now Fukuoka Prefectural Kyoto High School.
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ten-syllable Palm: Selected Haiku by Kamio Kumiko
1963 haiku anthologyA collection of early haiku poems focusing on seasonal and everyday scenes rendered with delicate expression.
natureseasonseveryday life
Paulownia Tree: Selected Haiku (Modern Women's Haiku Series)
1978 haiku anthologyPart of a series spotlighting female haiku poets; showcases the poet's matured style.
female perspectivenatureseasonal feeling
Annotated Modern Haiku Series: Kamio Kumiko
1982 haiku commentary / anthologyAn anthology including the author's own annotations, providing insights into her poetic approach.
annotated haikustylistic commentary
Chukei (Modern Women's Haiku Series)
1983 haiku anthologyA volume in the women's haiku series featuring calm, evocative poems about seasons and landscapes.
tranquilityseasonsobservation of daily life
Mountain Flowers: Haiku Collection
2006 haiku anthologyA late-career collection featuring many poems inspired by mountain and field flowers.
mountainsflowersnature observation
Bibliography
- Ten-syllable Palm: Selected Haiku by Kamio Kumiko (Nagarabi Series)
- Paulownia Tree: Selected Haiku (Modern Women's Haiku Series, Bokuyosha)
- Annotated Modern Haiku Series: Kamio Kumiko (Haiku Poets Association)
- Chukei (Modern Women's Haiku Series, Bokuyosha)
- Mountain Flowers: Haiku Collection (Kadokawa Shoten)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, lyrical expression based on traditional haiku formsCalm tone with delicate sense of seasonality
- Recurring Motifs
- seasons (the four seasons)flowersmountain and field landscapessmall moments of everyday life
Legacy
A prominent female haiku poet active from the 20th into the 21st century. She contributed to several haiku journals, later edited Shi no Mi, and served as an advisor to the Haiku Poets Association, playing a guiding role in the haiku community. Known for realistic yet lyrical style.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
Archives
- Holdings in National Diet Library and other authority databases
Trivia
- Legal/birth name was Yoko.
- Became a contributor to the journal Nagarabi in 1953.
- After her husband Kamio Kiyohitsu's death in 1997, she became editor of Shi no Mi.