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Teiko Inahata | |
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稲畑汀子 | |
Born | 8 January 1931 |
Died | 27 February 2022
Ashiya,
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | (aged 91)
Occupation | Poet |
Inahata Teiko ( Japanese: 稲畑汀子; 8 January 1931 – 27 February 2022) was a Japanese haiku poet, essayist and literary critic.
Born in Yokohama, the granddaughter of poet Kyoshi Takahama and the daughter of poet Toshio Takahama , Inahata had been composing haiku since she was still a child. [1] [2] She studied at Kobayashi Seishin Women's College. [1] [2]
Inahata published her first collection of haiku in 1976. [2] In 1979 she succeeded her father as editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Hototogisu, and was editor of the newspaper The Asahi Shimbun. [1] [2] In 1987 she founded and was the first secretary of the Traditional Haiku Society , later serving as its honorary president. [2] [3] She was a Catholic. [3]
Inahata died in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture on 27 February 2022, at the age of 91. [4]