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Sayumi Kamakura
Born1953 January 24
 Japan・Agawa District, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
OccupationHaiku poet, essayist
EducationSaitama University, Faculty of Education
GenreHaiku, essay
Notable worksHaiku collection Moisture (1984)
Notable awardsOki Sango Award (1988), Contemporary Haiku Association Award (2001)
SpouseBanya Natsuishi

Sayumi Kamakura

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Sayumi Kamakura (Japanese: 鎌倉佐弓; born January 24, 1953) is the pseudonym of the Japanese poet Sayumi Inui (Japanese: 乾佐弓). She was born in Kochi Prefecture and currently lives in Fujimi, Japan.[1]

Biography

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Sayumi Kamakura attended Saitama Prefectural Urawa Daiichi Girls' High School and graduated from the Faculty of Education at Saitama University.[2] She is a former public elementary school teacher in Saitama Prefecture. Her husband is the haiku poet Ban’ya Natsuishi.[3]

Career

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She began composing haiku while a student at Saitama University. and studied haiku under the guidance of Toshiro Nomura.[4] Together with Ban’ya Natsuishi, she established and has edited the quarterly international haiku magazine Gin’yu since 1998.[5] She was awarded the Oki Sango Prize and currently serves as treasurer of the World Haiku Association.[6] Her major work in Japanese is The Collected Haiku of Sayumi Kamakura (Chūsekisha, 2016).[7] Translated into English by James Shea, her haiku collection Applause for a Cloud will be published by Black Ocean in 2025.[8]

Works

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Published domestically:

  • Moisture ( Bokuyōsha, 1984)
  • Cross in the Water ( Bokuyōsha, 1987)
  • From the Skylight (Yū Shorin, 1992)
  • Selected Haiku of Sayumi Kamakura (Modern Haiku Library, Sunagoya Shobō, 1998)
  • A Singing Blue: 50 Haiku (Shichigatsudō, 2000)
  • If You Run, It’s Spring (Tōkyō Shiki Shuppan, 2001)
  • La La La the Sea (Chūsekisha, 2011)
  • Co-authored with Banya Natsuishi, Haiku Vertical and Horizontal (Chūsekisha, 2010)
  • Collected Haiku of Sayumi Kamakura (Chūsekisha, 2016)

Published overseas:

  • A Crown of Roses (2007)
  • Co-authored with Banya Natsuishi Modern Japanese Haiku (2012)
  • Seven Sunsets / Siete atardeceres (2013)
  • 500 Haiku of Sayumi Kamakura (2019)
  • Applause for a Cloud (forthcoming 2025)

Awards

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  • 1988 Oki Sango Award[9]
  • 2001 Contemporary Haiku Association Award[10]
  • 2006 Azusakura International Poetry Award[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Sayumi Kamakura | WHA". worldhaiku.net. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  2. ^ "Sayumi Kamakura". www.cyberwit.net. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  3. ^ "Flying Pope – 160 haiku by Ban'ya Natsuishi (2021) – A Review". King River Press. 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  4. ^ "Sayumi Kamakura | WHA". worldhaiku.net. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  5. ^ "Flying Pope – 160 haiku by Ban'ya Natsuishi (2021) – A Review". King River Press. 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  6. ^ "Poetry Award For Taj Mahal Review | Taj Mahal Review". tajmahalreview.com. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  7. ^ "Sayumi Kamakura | Center for the Art of Translation | Two Lines Press". Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  8. ^ "Applause for a Cloud". Consortium Book Sales & Distribution. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  9. ^ "Sayumi Kamakura | Center for the Art of Translation | Two Lines Press". Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  10. ^ "Sayumi Kamakura". www.cyberwit.net. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  11. ^ "Azsacra Award". www.cyberwit.net. Retrieved 2024-10-17.

Further reading

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