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Kanabun Kato

かとう かなぶん

Kato Kanabun

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1961-09-06 (Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
haiku poet, editor, editor-publisher
Active Years
1993-
Influenced By
Shoji Okai, Teruyo Kodama

Awards

6th Kai Prize
1997
Organization: Kai (haiku group/magazine)
Result: winner
33rd Haiku Poets' Association Newcomer's Award
2010
Organization: Haiku Poets' Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ie (House)

2009 haiku collection

A 2009 haiku collection containing poems that delicately depict domestic scenes, daily life, and seasonal impressions.

familydaily lifeseasons

Bibliography

  • Ie (Haiku collection, Furansudo, 2009)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise haiku emphasizing seasonal imagerykeen observational focus on everyday details
Recurring Motifs
domestic scenesdaily ritualschanging seasons

Legacy

Active in the regional haiku community and serving as editor-publisher of the magazine 'Ie', she has supported publication opportunities and influenced younger haiku poets.

Academic Societies

  • Haiku Poets' Association

Trivia

  • Joined the haiku group/magazine '槐' in 1993.
  • In 2001 she co-founded the haiku magazine 'Ie' and became its editor-publisher.
  • Received the 33rd Haiku Poets' Association Newcomer's Award in 2010.