Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1981) award
Mariko Koga
こが まりこ
Koga Mariko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1924-04-09 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Died
- 2014-02-14 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan (hospital)） age 89
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Yokohama (born and died)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, ikebana instructor, calligraphy teacher
- Active Years
- 1945-2014
- Affiliations
- Haiku Poets Association (Honorary member), Japan Writers' Association (member), Contributor/member of the magazine 'Asebi', Founding contributor of the magazine 'Tsuchi' (Tsubaki?)
- Memberships
- Haiku Poets Association (Honorary member), Japan Writers' Association (member)
- Influenced By
- Shūōshi Mizuhara
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teikoku Women's Pharmaceutical School (now Toho University School of Pharmacy) | — | — | — | 在学中に結核を発病し中退 | Japan |
Teikoku Women's Pharmaceutical School (now Toho University School of Pharmacy)
Period:
在学中に結核を発病し中退
Country:
Japan
Contracted tuberculosis while attending and dropped out. Began writing haiku during convalescence.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Asebi Newcomer Prize | — | — | Asebi (magazine) | winner |
| 1967 | Asebi Prize | — | — | Asebi (magazine) | winner |
| 1981 | Haiku Poets Association Prize | The Harp | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
| — | Tsuchi Merit Award | — | — | Tsuchi (organization) | winner |
| — | International Arts and Culture Award | — | — | Unknown | winner |
Asebi Newcomer Prize
1952
Organization:
Asebi (magazine)
Result:
winner
Asebi Prize
1967
Organization:
Asebi (magazine)
Result:
winner
Haiku Poets Association Prize
1981
Work:
The Harp
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Tsuchi Merit Award
Organization:
Tsuchi (organization)
Result:
winner
International Arts and Culture Award
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Baptism
haiku collectionA haiku collection reflecting Christian themes and meditations on life.
religionlifedeath
Nativity Festival
haiku collectionA collection including haiku themed on nativity/Christmas.
religioncelebrationlife
Green Fields
haiku collectionA haiku collection focusing on nature and landscapes.
natureseasons
The Harp
1981 haiku collectionThe haiku collection that won the Haiku Poets Association Prize in 1981; contains many poems meditating on life and death.
lifedeathfaith
Source
2005 haiku collectionPublished in 2005; contains representative poems including late-period works.
recollectionoriginslife
Bibliography
- Baptism
- Nativity Festival
- Green Fields
- The Harp
- Wild Aster
- Lingering Snow
- Dawn Clouds
- Source
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, lyrical haikuexpressions reflecting religious and life perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- deathillnessfaithlife
Health
-
tuberculosis在学中（1940年代）以降（療養期）Long convalescence prompted the beginning of haiku composition
-
pneumonia (cause of death)2014年Died in 2014 from pneumonia
Legacy
Known for haiku shaped by years of convalescence and Christian sensibility, focusing on the sanctity of life. An award-winning poet and a respected female figure in the haiku world.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
- Japan Writers' Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds works)
- VIAF / National Diet Library authority files
Quotes
-
Crimson plum — in sickbed, my twenties come to an end
Source: Haiku (notable poem) -
In this life the sweat fades away — mother
Source: Haiku (notable poem)
Trivia
- She contracted tuberculosis while attending Teikoku Women's Pharmaceutical School and dropped out.
- Began writing haiku during convalescence.
- Also supported herself as an ikebana and calligraphy instructor.
- Died in 2014 in a Yokohama hospital of pneumonia at age 89.