Akiko Baba
Appearance
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| Native name | 馬場 あき子 |
| Born | 28 January 1928 Tokyo, Japan |
| Pen name | 馬場 あき子 |
Akiko Baba (馬場 あき子, Baba Akiko) (born January 28, 1928) is a Japanese tanka poet and literary critic. Her real name is Akiko Iwata (岩田 暁子, Iwata Akiko).
Overviews
[edit]She also has an interest in Noh drama, and her works have been performed at the National Theatre of Japan.[1] Heavenly Maiden Tanka is a collection of her poems translated by Hatsue Kawamura and Jane Reichhold.[2] She has won a number of prizes, including the 45th Yomiuri Prize[3] and the Asahi Prize.
References
[edit]- ↑ J. Thomas Rimer : The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature, Columbia University Press, 2011, ISBN 9780231157230, S. 686
- ↑ Burleigh, David (24 November 1999). "Ghostly tanka with a steely brightness – The Japan Times". The Japan Times.
- ↑ "読売文学賞" [Yomiuri Prize for Literature] (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
