Misuzu Kaneko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Misuzu Kaneko

Japanese poet

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1903

Place of Birth: Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1930

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Misuzu Kaneko (?? ???, Kaneko Misuzu, April 11, 1903 – March 10, 1930) was a Japanese poet and songwriter.
She was born Teru Kaneko (?? ??, Kaneko Teru) in Senzaki-mura, now part of Nagato, Yamaguchi prefecture. Senzaki was a fishing village, relying particularly on catches of Japanese sardine.
Scenes of fishing and the sea often make appearances in her poems. Kaneko has been compared to Christina Rossetti.
Her poems have been translated into eleven languages.