Name Akiko Baba Role Poet | Books Heavenly Maiden: Tanka | |
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Similar People Chikako Yonekawa, Mariko Hayashi, Machi Tawara | ||
Akiko Baba (馬場 あき子, Baba Akiko) (born January 28, 1928) is a Japanese tanka poet and literary critic.
She also has an interest in Noh drama, and her works have been performed at the National Theatre of Japan. Heavenly Maiden Tanka is a collection of her poems translated by Hatsue Kawamura and Jane Reichhold.
She has won a number of prizes, including the Yomiuri Prize and the Asahi Prize.
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