Inahata Teiko (; 8 January 1931 – 27 February 2022) was a Japanese
haiku
is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases that contain a ''kireji'', or "cutting word", 17 '' on'' (phonetic units similar to syllables) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern, and a ''kigo'', or s ...
poet, essayist and literary critic.
Life and career
Born in
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...
, the granddaughter of poet
Kyoshi Takahama
was a Japanese poet active during the Shōwa period of Japan. His real name was ; Kyoshi was a pen name given to him by his mentor, Masaoka Shiki.
Early life
Kyoshi was born in what is now the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture; his father, Ike ...
and the daughter of poet , Inahata had been composing
haiku
is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases that contain a ''kireji'', or "cutting word", 17 '' on'' (phonetic units similar to syllables) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern, and a ''kigo'', or s ...
since she was still a child.
She studied at Kobayashi Seishin Women's College.
[
Inahata published her first collection of haiku in 1976.][ In 1979 she succeeded her father as editor-in-chief of the literary magazine '' Hototogisu'', and was editor of the newspaper '']The Asahi Shimbun
is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. Its circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition and ...
''.[ In 1987 she founded and was the first secretary of the , later serving as its honorary president.] She was a Catholic.[
Inahata died in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture on 27 February 2022, at the age of 91.]
References
External links
Teiko Inahata
at OpenLibrary
1931 births
2022 deaths
Japanese women poets
Writers from Kanagawa Prefecture
People from Yokohama
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