Akiko Baba Explained

Akiko Baba
Native Name:馬場 あき子
Native Name Lang:Japanese
Pseudonym:馬場 あき子
Birth Date:28 January 1928
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
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(born January 28, 1928) is a Japanese tanka poet and literary critic. Her real name is .

Overviews

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.

Notes and References

  1. [J. Thomas Rimer]
  2. Web site: Ghostly tanka with a steely brightness – The Japan Times. The Japan Times. David. Burleigh. 24 November 1999.
  3. Web site: 読売文学賞. japanese. Yomiuri Prize for Literature. Yomiuri Shimbun. September 28, 2018.