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Takako Misaki

みさき たかこ

Misaki Takako

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1967-09-17 (Chiba Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Chiba Prefecture → Tokyo (studied/lived)

Career

Occupations
Poet
Active Years
1990-

Education

Ochanomizu University
Faculty of Home Economics / Department of Food and Nutrition
Country: Japan

Awards

La Mer Newcomer Prize
1990
Organization: La Mer (awarding body)
Result: Winner
Takami Jun Prize
2007
Work: Around Sakura Hospital
Organization: Takami Jun Prize (organizing committee)
Result: Winner
Ono City Poetry and Literature Prize
2011
Work: Quietly, the Garden That Is Crumbling
Organization: Ono City (awarding body)
Result: Winner
Ooka Shin Prize
2021
Work: So That It Becomes Bright Water
Organization: Ooka Shin Prize (selection committee)
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sensory Examination Room

1991 Poetry collection

Remnants of Flowers

1996 Poetry collection

Around Sakura Hospital

2006 Poetry collection

Quietly, the Garden That Is Crumbling

2011 Poetry collection

The Butterfly That Couldn't Make It Fly

2015 Poetry collection

So That It Becomes Bright Water

2020 Poetry collection

Bibliography

  • Sensory Examination Room (1991, Shicho-sha)
  • Remnants of Flowers (1996, Shicho-sha)
  • Around Sakura Hospital (2006, Shoshi Yamada)
  • Quietly, the Garden That Is Crumbling (2011, Shoshi Yamada)
  • The Butterfly That Couldn't Make It Fly (2015, Shoshi Yamada)
  • So That It Becomes Bright Water (2020, Shoshi Yamada)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Concise, introspective poetic styleDelicate depiction of everyday details
Recurring Motifs
fragments of daily lifethe bodygardens

Legacy

Considered a notable contemporary Japanese poet, Misaki is known for subtle observation and introspective verse; she has received multiple literary awards.

Trivia

  • There is a disambiguation note because another model once used a similar stage name.
  • Identifiers such as ISNI, VIAF and National Diet Library ID exist for her.