Haijin Kyokai Hyoron Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1999) award
Kieko Yomogita
よもぎた きえこ
Yomogita Kieko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1930-02-01 （Sendai, Miyagi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Haiku poet, Poetry critic
- Active Years
- 1945-
- Affiliations
- Haiku Poets Association (Advisor), Museum of Modern Japanese Poetry (Councilor), Japan Artistes' Association (Member)
- Memberships
- Haiku Poets Association, Museum of Modern Japanese Poetry, Japan Artistes' Association
- Influenced By
- Midorijo Abe
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Miyagi Prefecture Arts Award | Noibara | — | Miyagi Prefecture | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Haiku Poets Association Criticism Prize (14th) | Notes on Midorijo Abe: "Hayanagi ni..." | — | Haiku Poets Association | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Haiku Shiki Grand Prize (19th) | Black Butterfly | — | Haiku Shiki | 大賞 |
Miyagi Prefecture Arts Award
1974
Work:
Noibara
Organization:
Miyagi Prefecture
Result:
受賞
Haiku Poets Association Criticism Prize (14th)
2000
Work:
Notes on Midorijo Abe: "Hayanagi ni..."
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Haiku Shiki Grand Prize (19th)
2020
Work:
Black Butterfly
Organization:
Haiku Shiki
Result:
大賞
Awards & Nominations
Haiku Shiki Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2020) award
Works
Major Works
Noibara
1974 Haiku collectionEarly haiku collection compiling poems that observe everyday nature and seasonal moments.
natureseasonsdaily life
Self-Commentary Modern Haiku Series: Kieko Yomogita
1975 Haiku collectionHaiku collection with the author's own commentary, explaining style and readings of poems.
poem commentaryviews of nature
Ichimonji
1987 Haiku collectionA mature-period collection notable for concise, visual expressions.
visual imageryseasonality
Aoyamashō
1995 Haiku collectionCollection with many poems delicately depicting plant life and landscape details.
plantslandscapeseasons
Hantenboku
2006 Haiku collectionMid-late period collection featuring tranquil scenes and fragments of everyday life.
tranquilityhome/familynature
Black Butterfly
2019 Haiku collectionA recent representative collection of finely observed haiku; published in 2019 and awarded the Haiku Shiki Grand Prize.
observationwintermemory
Bibliography
- Noibara
- Self-Commentary Modern Haiku Series: Kieko Yomogita
- Ichimonji
- Aoyamashō
- Hantenboku
- Black Butterfly
- Notes on Midorijo Abe: "Hayanagi ni..."
- Annotated Masterpieces Series: Midorijo Abe
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Observational haiku style emphasizing shasei (sketching from life)Concise, visual phrasing
- Recurring Motifs
- snowplants (cherry, pine, pepper/spice plants)seasonal changefragments of home and daily life
Legacy
A haiku poet who carried on the observational tradition of Midorijo Abe; contributed to regional literature in Miyagi Prefecture over many decades. Honored locally with a haiku stone in Sendai's Wildflower Park.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
- Museum of Modern Japanese Poetry
- Japan Artistes' Association
Archives
- National Diet Library - materials related to Kieko Yomogita
- CiNii bibliographic entries for Kieko Yomogita
In Popular Culture
- A haiku stone in Sendai Wildflower Park has become part of local literary walking routes.
Quotes
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New Year's snow, blueness folding upon itself
Source: Haiku collection 'Black Butterfly' (2019) -
Wet hair—through the cold night the train passes
Source: Haiku collection 'Noibara' (1974)
Trivia
- Studied under Midorijo Abe beginning in 1945 and inherited her observational haiku approach.
- Succeeded as head of the haiku circle 'Komakusa' in 1994 and later served as its advisor.
- A haiku stone dedicated to her stands in Sendai Wildflower Park.