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List Of Japanese Language Poets
The following is a list of Japanese-language poets. Poets are listed alphabetically by surname (or by widely known name, such as a pen name, with multiple names for the same poet listed separately if both are notable). Small groups of poets and articles on families of poets are listed separately, below, as are haiku masters (also in the main list). Years link to the corresponding " earin poetry" article. A * Abe no Nakamaro 阿倍仲麻呂 (c. 698 – c. 770) scholar, administrator, and '' waka'' poet in the Nara period * Aizu Yaichi 会津 八一) (1881–1956), poet, calligrapher and historian * Kaijin Akashi 明石 海人 (1901-1939), author of poetry inspired by his leprosy * Akazome Emon 赤染衛門 (956–1041) '' waka'' poet of the mid-Heian period; a member of both the Thirty-six Elder Poetic Sages and Kintō's 36 female poetry immortals (or "sages") of the Kamakura period * Fuyue Anzai 安西 冬衛 (1898–1965) poet and co-founder of the magazine ''Shi To Shiron'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pen Name
A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to merge multiple persons into a single identifiable author, or for any of a number of reasons related to the marketing or aesthetic presentation of the work. The author's real identity may be known only to the publisher or may become common knowledge. Etymology The French-language phrase is occasionally still seen as a synonym for the English term "pen name", which is a "back-translation" and originated in England rather than France. H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler, in ''The King's English'' state that the term ''nom de plume'' evolv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |