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Torii Mariko

とりい まりこ

Torii Mariko

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1948-12-13 （Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Resident of Adachi-ku, Tokyo

Career

Occupations
haiku poet
Active Years
1987-
Affiliations
"Mon" haiku group, "Fundan no Kai" (Tsubouchi Toshinori's group)
Memberships
Member of "Mon", Member of Tsubouchi Toshinori's "Fundan no Kai", Haidan Award selection committee member
Influenced By
Suzuki Takao, Tsubouchi Toshinori

Awards

Haidan Award (12th)
1997
Work: Kakurenbo (30 haiku)
Organization: Haidan (Haiku journal/organization)
Result: winner
Nakashinden Haiku Prize (8th)
2003
Work: First haiku collection 'Weasel Sisters'
Organization: Nakashinden Haiku Prize Committee
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Weasel Sisters

2003 haiku collection

First collection of haiku, gathering poems that weave everyday observation with seasonal sensibility.

everyday lifeseasonalityfamily intimacies

Myoga of the Moon

haiku collection

A later haiku collection containing many lyrical poems.

naturenostalgiafemale perspective

Bibliography

  • Weasel Sisters
  • Myoga of the Moon

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, observational haikuuse of seasonal words (kigo)
Recurring Motifs
seasonal detailssmall everyday eventsdomestic and neighborhood scenes

Legacy

Recognized as a postwar-generation female haiku poet for sensitively depicting everyday life. Served as a Haidan Award selection committee member and influenced peers and later poets.

Archives

  • Held in the National Diet Library (NDL), Japan

Trivia

  • Born December 13, 1948.
  • Haiku poet living in Adachi-ku, Tokyo.
  • Won the 12th Haidan Award in 1997 for 'Kakurenbo' (30 haiku).
  • Won the 8th Nakashinden Haiku Prize in 2003 for her first collection 'Weasel Sisters'.
  • Authority data available: ISNI, VIAF, NDL.