Modern Haiku Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1988) award
Kaneko Minako
かねこ みなこ
Kaneko Minako
Aliases:
塩谷 皆子
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1925-01-08 （Nogami Village, Chichibu District, Saitama Prefecture (now Nagatoro)）
- Died
- 2006-03-02 age 81
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, poet
- Active Years
- 1953-2006
- Affiliations
- Kaze (magazine), Kaitei (journal; managed publication)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Kaze Prize | — | — | Kaze (magazine) | 受賞 |
| — | Kaitei Prize | — | — | Kaitei | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Modern Haiku Association Prize (35th) | — | — | Modern Haiku Association | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Japan Poetry & Haiku Grand Prize (1st) | Hana-koi (Flower Love) | — | Japan Poetry & Haiku Grand Prize | 受賞 |
Kaze Prize
1955
Organization:
Kaze (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Kaitei Prize
Organization:
Kaitei
Result:
受賞
Modern Haiku Association Prize (35th)
1988
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
受賞
Japan Poetry & Haiku Grand Prize (1st)
2005
Work:
Hana-koi (Flower Love)
Organization:
Japan Poetry & Haiku Grand Prize
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Japan Poetry, Tanka and Haiku Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2005) award
Works
Major Works
Mushikari no Hana
haikuA haiku collection that captures delicate scenes of nature and everyday life.
natureseasonseveryday life
Black Cat
haikuA collection thematically centered on familiar animals and scenes, notably the black cat.
animalseveryday lifeemotion
Sanzashi
haikuA delicate haiku collection reflecting seasonal change and feminine sensibility.
seasonswomennature
Hana-koi (Flower Love)
haikuA later collection featuring poems using flowers and motifs of love; awarded the 2005 Japan Poetry & Haiku Grand Prize.
flowerslovereminiscence
Bibliography
- Mushikari no Hana
- Black Cat
- Sanzashi
- Hana-koi (Flower Love)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, lyrical haiku expressionQuiet tone rooted in everyday depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- flowerscatschanging seasonsdomestic scenes
Health
-
cancer1996-2006She battled cancer from around 1996 and continued writing during a prolonged illness.
Legacy
Kaneko Minako is respected as a postwar female haiku poet who delicately rendered nature and everyday life. She won several haiku awards and played a key role in producing the journal Kaitei.
Trivia
- Maiden name: Shioya.
- Began composing haiku after marrying Kaneko Tota.
- Helped found the journal Kaitei in 1962 and managed its publication.
- Won the 1st Japan Poetry & Haiku Grand Prize in 2005 for the collection Hana-koi.