Dakotsu Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (2000) award
Kiyoko Tsuda
つだ きよこ
Tsuda Kiyoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1920-06-25 （Nara Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2015-05-05 age 94
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Haiku poet, Primary school teacher
- Active Years
- 1948-2015
- Affiliations
- Shichiyo Haiku Circle, Tenro (magazine), Sara / Kei (magazine; editor), Haiku Poets Association (advisor)
- Influenced By
- Samio Maekawa, Takako Hashimoto, Seiko Yamaguchi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara Women's Normal School (now Nara University of Education) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Nara Women's Normal School (now Nara University of Education)
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | — | — | — | Tenro (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 2000 | — | Mubō | — | — | 受賞 |
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1951
Organization:
Tenro (magazine)
Result:
受賞
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2000
Work:
Mubō
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jusō (Traverse)
1982 HaikuA selected collection featuring representative haiku characterized by a hard lyricism that depicts nature and inner feeling.
naturelyricisminner life
Self-annotated Modern Haiku Series: Kiyoko Tsuda
1982 HaikuA collection in which the author provides her own annotations to the haiku.
annotationshaiku commentary
Kuzugoromo
1988 HaikuA haiku collection containing poems that delicately express women's feelings and memories using metaphors of clothing and nature.
clothingmemoryfemale perspective
Nanae (Sevenfold)
1991 HaikuA collection of early 1990s haiku noted for its hard lyricism.
lyricismstructural composition
Mubō
1999 HaikuThe sixth haiku collection (1999) showcasing her distinctive hard lyricism; it earned the 34th Jakuhatsu Prize.
lyricismexistencenature
Kiyoko Tsuda Haiku Collection
2000 HaikuA comprehensive haiku collection published by Hon'ami Shoten, containing representative and later works.
selected worksretrospective
Kashin Collection: Haiku — Kiyoko Tsuda
1993 HaikuOne volume in the Kashin publishing collection series.
compilationselected works
Bibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- hard/rigid lyricismintellectual compositioncondensed expression
- Recurring Motifs
- rainbowbutterflyprayer/worshipyouth and surveillance
Legacy
A haiku poet who, influenced by Takako Hashimoto and Seiko Yamaguchi, established a distinctive hard lyricism. She edited haiku magazines and served as an advisor to the Haiku Poets Association, and is regarded as an important female figure in modern haiku.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings)
Quotes
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Twofold rainbow — may even the gods fall in love
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Under strict surveillance — a captive butterfly is grabbed by a boy
Trivia
- In 1948 she joined Takako Hashimoto's Shichiyo haiku circle and switched to haiku.
- She founded the haiku magazine 'Sara' in 1971 and renamed it 'Kei' in 1986.
- Her 1999 collection 'Mubō' won the 34th Jakuhatsu (Jakuhatsu/Jakuhatsu-shō) Prize in 2000.
- She served as an advisor to the Haiku Poets Association.
- Originally studied tanka under Samio Maekawa before turning to haiku.