Misuzu kaneko biography
Misuzu kaneko biography.
Misuzu Kaneko
Japanese poet
Misuzu Kaneko | |
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| Born | Teru Kaneko ()April 11, Nagato, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Died | March 10, () (aged&#;26) Senzaki, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, bookseller |
| Years&#;active | |
Misuzu Kaneko (金子 みすゞ, Kaneko Misuzu, April 11, – March 10, ) was a Japanese poet, known for her poetry for children.
She was born Teru Kaneko (金子 テル, Kaneko Teru) in the fishing village of Senzaki, now part of Nagato, Yamaguchi prefecture.
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Motifs of fishing and the sea often make appearances in her poems. Celebrated during her lifetime, her works fell into obscurity after her death, until being rediscovered in the s. Since then, she has been regarded as one of Japan's most beloved children's poets.[1]
Kaneko has been compared to Christina Rossetti.[2] Her poems have been translated into eleven languages.[3]
Biography
Kaneko was raised by her mother and grandmother after her father died when she was three.