Tanka Research Award
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2000) award
Hideko Miya
みや ひでこ
Miya Hideko
Aliases:
滝口英子
Pen Names:
Eiko Takiguchi（Alternate name used from 1953 to 1986）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1917-02-23 （Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2015-06-26 age 98
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet
- Active Years
- 1937-2015
- Influenced By
- Hakushu Kitahara
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Women's Higher Normal School (now Ochanomizu University) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Women's Higher Normal School (now Ochanomizu University)
Country:
Japan
Studied under Onoue Saishuho (Shibu)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16th Japan Tanka Poets Club Recommended Collection | Fuyuno | — | Japan Tanka Poets Club | 受賞 |
| 2005 | 20th Shika-Bungakukan Prize | Sarasa of the Western Regions | — | Shika-Bungakukan (Poetry and Song Literature Museum) | 受賞 |
| 2013 | 36th Gendai Tanka Award | Aomizugane (Blue-Silver) | — | Gendai Tanka Association | 受賞 |
16th Japan Tanka Poets Club Recommended Collection
1970
Work:
Fuyuno
Organization:
Japan Tanka Poets Club
Result:
受賞
20th Shika-Bungakukan Prize
2005
Work:
Sarasa of the Western Regions
Organization:
Shika-Bungakukan (Poetry and Song Literature Museum)
Result:
受賞
36th Gendai Tanka Award
2013
Work:
Aomizugane (Blue-Silver)
Organization:
Gendai Tanka Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2005) award
Contemporary Tanka Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2013) award
Works
Major Works
Fuyuno
1969 Tanka anthologyHer first collection, gathering early tanka poems focused on nature and everyday life with lyrical expression.
naturehomelandeveryday life
Sarasa of the Western Regions
2004 Tanka anthologyOne of her notable later works, containing expansive imagery and poems evoking travel and distant regions.
journeyforeign landsrecollection
Aomizugane (Blue-Silver)
2012 Tanka anthologyAward-winning collection noted for its clear color imagery and quiet meditative tone.
color imagerynaturepassage of time
Hanamairasemu
1988 Tanka anthologyA mid-career collection showing a distinctive sensibility within traditional tanka forms.
seasonsintrospection
Bibliography
- Fuyuno (Takiguchi Eiko Collected Tanka)
- Geese of the Onion Ridge (Takiguchi Eiko Collected Tanka)
- New Edition: Geese of the Onion Ridge (Miya Hideko Collected Tanka)
- Hanamairasemu (Miya Hideko Collected Tanka)
- E soragoto (Miya Hideko Collected Tanka)
- Ganshin Henpen
- Entr'acte (Miya Hideko Collected Tanka)
- Ten Soso (Miya Hideko Collected Tanka)
- Kairei (Miya Hideko Collected Tanka)
- Arabesque (Miya Hideko Collected Tanka)
- Sarasa of the Western Regions (Miya Hideko Collected Tanka)
- Notes from Haazumi-kan
- Soon Autumn (Miya Hideko Collected Tanka)
- Aomizugane (Blue-Silver) (Miya Hideko Collected Tanka)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical expression grounded in traditional tanka formsConcise imagery with strong color sensibility
- Recurring Motifs
- natureseaautumnjourneyfamily
Legacy
Hideko Miya was a prominent Japanese female tanka poet active from the 20th into the 21st century. She was acclaimed for lyrical tanka rooted in tradition with distinctive color imagery and travel motifs. She supported the journal 'Cosmos' as editor/publisher and received several major awards.
Academic Societies
- Japan Tanka Poets Club
Archives
- National Diet Library Digital Collections
Trivia
- Her family name was Miya; maiden name Takiguchi (Takiguchi Eiko).
- She was a cousin of poet and art critic Takiguchi Shuzo.
- Her husband was the tanka poet Shuji Miya.
- She published under the name Eiko Takiguchi from 1953 to 1986.
- She helped found the tanka journal 'Cosmos' and became its publisher after her husband's death.
- She served as a summoned poet at the Imperial New Year Poetry Reading in 2008.