Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (1998) award
Minako Kato
カトウ ミナコ
Kato Minako
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1925-04-27 （Tatsuno, Hyōgo, Japan）
- Died
- 2005-04-05 age 79
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Haiku poet
- Active Years
- 1959-2005
- Affiliations
- Katsuragi (member), Oujiki (founder/editor of the haiku magazine)
- Influenced By
- Aono Seiu
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatsuno Higher Girls' School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tatsuno Higher Girls' School
Country:
Japan
Former higher girls' school. No specific faculty/department information available.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Haiku Poets Association Award | Oborogin-shu | — | Haiku Poets Association | Winner |
Haiku Poets Association Award
1998
Work:
Oborogin-shu
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mangekyō
Haiku collectionAn early collection featuring poems that portray nature and seasons with delicate sensitivity.
natureseasonal awarenesspoetic sentiment
Keman
Haiku collectionA collection including poems that evoke the sensibility of classical court literature.
classical courtly sensibilitynature
Hotaru-gō
Haiku collectionA volume gathering poems that emphasize seasonal feeling and emotion.
lightseasonsmelancholy
Oborogin-shu
Haiku collectionOne of her notable works, containing emotionally rich poems; it won the Haiku Poets Association Award in 1998.
poetic sentimentnatureseasons
Usagi-musubi
Haiku collectionA collection that employs symbolic motifs while maintaining objective descriptive techniques.
symbolismnature
Bibliography
- Mangekyō
- Keman
- Hotaru-gō
- Oborogin-shu
- Usagi-musubi
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic, objective depiction (kyakka shasei) blended with sensibilities reminiscent of classical court literatureDelicate sensibility expressed within short poetic forms
- Recurring Motifs
- seasonssea / waveslight and shadowcourtly poetic sentiment
Health
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heart failure2005-04-05Died from heart failure
Legacy
One of the prominent female haiku poets active from the late 20th to early 21st century. Known for a style that combines objective description with courtly poetic sensibility. She founded the haiku magazine Oujiki in 1977 and won the Haiku Poets Association Award in 1998 for Oborogin-shu.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
Archives
- Modern Haiku Database (records of poems and collections)
Quotes
-
Like loosening an embrace — the winter waves
Source: Collected haiku (representative poem)
Trivia
- Joined the haiku magazine Katsuragi in 1959 and studied under Aono Seiu.
- Founded the haiku magazine Oujiki in 1977.
- Won the 38th Haiku Poets Association Award in 1998 for Oborogin-shu.
- Died of heart failure on April 5, 2005, aged 79.