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Noriko Matsumoto

まつもと のりこ

Matsumoto Noriko

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1970-02-06 (Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
tanka poet
Active Years
1997-
Affiliations
National Theatre (employment)
Memberships
Modern Tanka Poets Association
Influenced By
Akiko Baba

Education

Chiba Prefectural Awa High School
Country: Japan
Waseda University, Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education / Department of Japanese Language and Literature
Country: Japan

Awards

Karin Prize (20th)
2000
Organization: Karin (tanka society)
Result: winner
Kadokawa Tanka Prize (46th)
2000
Organization: Kadokawa
Result: winner
Gendai Tanka Newcomer Award (4th)
2003
Work: Ibitsu na Kajitsu (Inelegant Fruit)
Organization: Gendai Tanka Society
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ibitsu na Kajitsu

2003 tanka collection

Her first tanka collection, gathering intimate poems that focus on daily life and subtle details. Winner of the 4th Gendai Tanka Newcomer Award.

everyday lifefemale perspectivebodily sensationnature

Hitoiro ni Somare

2010 tanka collection

Second collection exploring colors and human relationships, expressing emotional hues through tanka.

emotionhuman relationshipscolor

Ragan de Fureru

2017 tanka collection

Third collection capturing everyday moments through the intersection of sight and touch.

sensationeveryday lifetime

Bibliography

  • Ibitsu na Kajitsu (2003)
  • Gendai Tanka Saizensen: Shinkyo Ju-nin (contributor, 2007)
  • Hitoiro ni Somare (2010)
  • Ragan de Fureru (2017)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
personal, introspective tankadetailed depictions of everyday life
Recurring Motifs
everyday lifebodily sensationnaturecolor

Legacy

Recognized among early-21st-century tanka poets for her intimate portrayals of daily life. Active as a member of the Modern Tanka Poets Association.

Academic Societies

  • Modern Tanka Poets Association

Trivia

  • She worked at the National Noh Theatre and the National Theatre.
  • Appeared on NHK's tanka program (broadcast on December 20, 2003).