Mori Sumio
28 February 1919 in Nagasaki – 18 August 2010 in Tokyo was a Japanese poet noted for haiku. He had an interest in the haikai tradition of pre-modern times. He won the Yomiuri Prize for poetry in 1977 and the Dakotsu Prize in 1987.
Mori Sumio

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- Born
- 1919 · Nagasaki.
- Died
- 2010 · Tokyo.
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Education
- Kyushu University
- Honours
- Person of Cultural Merit · Dakotsu Prize · Japan Art Academy Prize
- Languages
- Japanese
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28 February 1919 in Nagasaki – 18 August 2010 in Tokyo was a Japanese poet noted for haiku. He had an interest in the haikai tradition of pre-modern times. He won the Yomiuri Prize for poetry in 1977 and the Dakotsu Prize in 1987.
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Mori Sumio studied at Kyushu University. The recorded working language is Japanese. Distinctions recorded are Person of Cultural Merit, Dakotsu Prize and Japan Art Academy Prize.
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