Modern Haiku Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 69 (2014) special award
Masako Kinbara
きんばら まさこ
Kinbara Masako
Pen Names:
Kaneko Aya（Pen name used when joining the 'Ran' haiku group）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1911-02-04 （Tokyo）
- Died
- 2017-06-27 （Yokohama） age 106
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo → Yokohama
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, housewife
- Active Years
- 1970-2017
- Affiliations
- Soen (Soen Haiku Group), Machi (haiku group), Ran (haiku group)
- Memberships
- Soen, Machi, Ran
- Influenced By
- Kyūsaku Yumeno, Edogawa Rampo (early works), Yasunari Kawabata, Ryuichi Sakamoto (musical influence)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miwaida Gakuen (high school) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Cooking school in Iidabashi | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Miwaida Gakuen (high school)
Country:
Japan
Completed secondary education
Cooking school in Iidabashi
Country:
Japan
Studied cooking and related skills
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Soen Shirogane Prize | — | — | Soen | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Soen Prize | — | — | Soen | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Modern Haiku Association Award (Special Prize) | Carnaval | 特別賞 | Modern Haiku Association | 受賞 |
Soen Shirogane Prize
1973
Organization:
Soen
Result:
受賞
Soen Prize
1979
Organization:
Soen
Result:
受賞
Modern Haiku Association Award (Special Prize)
2014
Work:
Carnaval
Category:
特別賞
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Winter Flowers
Haiku collectionAn early haiku collection presented through the Soen haiku group, focusing on everyday life and seasonal impressions.
seasonalityeveryday life
Song of Strums
Haiku collectionPublished by the Soen haiku group; includes poems that emphasize sound and bodily sensations.
sensory experiencereminiscence
House of Play
2010 Haiku collectionThe third haiku collection, showcasing a lively and free spirit despite advanced age.
agingfreedommotherhood
Carnaval
2013 Haiku collectionFourth haiku collection compiling blog-posted poems; noted for its humor and boldness.
humorboldnessfood
Bibliography
- Winter Flowers (Soen Haiku Group)
- Song of Strums (Soen Haiku Group)
- House of Play (Kinjakushisha, Oct. 2010)
- Carnaval (Soshisha, Feb. 2013)
- Oh, Already 102 — The Strange and Joyful Life of Haiku Poet Masako Kinbara (Soshisha, Apr. 2013)
Adaptations
- Her wartime childcare diary was featured on NHK's 'New Documentary: The Pacific War'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- free-form haikufrank and humorous voiceperspective unique to the elderly
- Recurring Motifs
- seasonal imageryeveryday detailsaging and lifefood and motherhood
Health
-
stomach cancer2017Died in 2017 in a Yokohama hospital from stomach cancer.
Legacy
A haiku poet who began late in life and gained attention for publishing actively past 100; her humorous and candid style occupies a unique place in contemporary haiku.
Academic Societies
- Modern Haiku Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds bibliographic records)
In Popular Culture
- Appeared on TV Asahi's 'Tetsuko's Room' (2013)
- Childcare diary featured in an NHK documentary
Quotes
-
Spring dawn — mothers serve out milk
Source: Haiku collection 'House of Play' (2010) -
Ate three escargots — threw up three
Source: Haiku collection 'Carnaval' (includes blog poems) (2013)
Trivia
- Started writing haiku at age 49 (around 1970)
- Began a blog at age 100, posting almost one haiku daily
- Appeared on 'Tetsuko's Room' in 2013
- Active under the pen name 'Kaneko Aya' in haiku circles