Maekawa Samio
Maekawa Samio ( Japanese 前 川 佐 美 雄 ; * February 5, 1903 , † July 15, 1990 ) was a Japanese poet.
Maekawa came from a wealthy Nara family . During the Second World War he came out with patriotic poems. After the war, which also brought about the financial decline of his family, he fell silent as an author for several years. From 1953 he published Tanka again , which were often humorous and showed his talent for finding fresh and striking images.
source
- J. Thomas Rimer, Van C. Gessel: "The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: From 1945 to the present" , Columbia University Press, 2007, ISBN 9780231138048 , pp. 446-47
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| SURNAME | Maekawa, Samio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 前 川 佐 美 雄 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese lyric poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1903 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 1990 |