Tōta Kaneko

Tōta Kaneko
Tōta Kaneko, 2015
Tōta Kaneko, 2015
Born(1919-09-23)September 23, 1919
DiedFebruary 20, 2018(2018-02-20) (aged 98)
LanguageJapanese

Tōta Kaneko (金子 兜太, Kaneko Tōta), (September 23, 1919 – February 20, 2018) was a Japanese writer.

Kaneko was born in Chichibu. He studied at the University of Tokyo and worked for the Bank of Japan.

Kaneko died in Kumagaya on February 20, 2018, of Acute respiratory distress syndrome in Kumagaya, Saitama at the age of 98.[1][2][3]

Prizes

Bibliography

  • Kaneko Tohta: With Notes and Commentary Part 2: 1961-2012: Selected Haiku, Parte 2;Partes 1961-2012, ISBN 978-1-936-84821-8
  • Kaneko Tohta. In: World Kigu Database - Introducing Haiku Poets, Famous People, Places and Haiku Topics.
  • Kaneko Tōta. In: J. Thomas Rimer, Van C. Gessel: The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: From 1945 to the present. Columbia University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-231-13804-8, p. 444.
  • William J. Higginson, Penny Harter: The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku. Kodansha International, 1989, ISBN 4-7700-1430-9, p.|41–42.

References

  1. ^ "Tota Kaneko, haiku poet and ardent patron of peace, dies at 98：The Asahi Shimbun". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  2. ^ "Late freedom-loving poet dedicated life to protesting war". Mainichi Daily News. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  3. ^ "Tota Kaneko, famed Japanese modern haiku poet, dies at 98". The Japan Times Online. 2018-02-21. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2018-02-21.


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