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Koshino Yumiko

こしの ゆみこ

Koshino Yumiko

Pen Names: Koshino YumikoPen name used for haiku and ceramic works

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1951-01-01 (Hazu Town, Hazu District, Aichi Prefecture (now Nishio City), Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
haiku poet, ceramic artist
Active Years
1988-
Affiliations
Kaite (Haiku group), Mamenoki (haiku collective; founder/leader), Modern Haiku Association
Memberships
Modern Haiku Association, Kaite (Haiku group)
Influenced By
Tōta Kaneko, Father (haiku pen-name: Gyoran)

Awards

Kaite Newcomer Award
1993
Organization: Kaite (Haiku group)
Result: 受賞
Mamenoki Prize
1995
Organization: Mamenoki (haiku collective)
Result: 受賞
Modern Haiku Association Newcomer Award (16th)
1998
Organization: Modern Haiku Association
Result: 受賞
Modern Haiku Association Annual Works Award
2004
Work: Chō no Tsume
Organization: Modern Haiku Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Koitsuan no Neko

2009 Haiku (poetry collection)

First haiku collection featuring many humorous, cat-themed and everyday-life haiku.

catseveryday lifenature (sea)humor

Bibliography

  • Koitsuan no Neko (Furansudou, 2009)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
light, humorous haiku stylekeen observation of everyday details
Recurring Motifs
catsthe seahousehold objects / everyday scenes

Legacy

A member of the Modern Haiku Association known for cat-themed haiku and ceramic works. Her blend of regional sensibility and humor represents a facet of contemporary haiku since the 2000s.

Academic Societies

  • Modern Haiku Association

Archives

  • National Diet Library identifier / holdings
  • CiNii (Japanese academic database)

Trivia

  • Her family ran a general store "Koshino Shoten" in a fishing town.
  • Her father used the haiku pen-name "Gyoran" and influenced her interest in haiku.
  • The official site "Koshino Yumiko's Toybox" has been listed but has records of link rot.