Yōko Mitsui

In this Japanese name, the family name is Mitsui.
Yōko Mitsui
Born Sachiko Yamajō (山荘幸子)
(1936-01-01)January 1, 1936
Osaka Prefecture
Died January 2, 2014(2014-01-02) (aged 78)
Occupation poet
Language Japanese
Nationality Japan
Alma mater Soai Women's Junior College
Period 1964 - 2014
Genre poetry
Notable awards Contemporary Female Poets' Award (1976)
Poetry Museum Award (1999)[1]

Yōko Mitsui (三井葉子 Mitsui Yōko, January 1, 1936 – January 2, 2014) was a Japanese poet.

Life

Born in Osaka Prefecture as Sachiko Yamajō, she graduated from Soai Women's Junior College. She studied under Tōzaburō Ono at the Osaka Literature School.

Mitsui died of liver failure on January 2, 2014 at the age of 78.[2]

Works

Bibliography

References

  1. 詩人の三井葉子さん死去 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. 訃報:三井葉子さん78歳=詩人 (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved January 3, 2014.


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