Suiko Sugiura

Suiko Sugiura (17 May 1885 – 16 February 1960) (or 杉浦翠子 in Japanese, すぎうら すいこ in kana), born Midori Iwasaki, was a Japanese poet.

Early life Midori Iwasaki was born near Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, the daughter of Kiichi Iwasaki and Sada. Both of her parents died when she was a young girl; she was raised by her grandmother, and then in her older sister's household in Tokyo. She attended Joshibi University of Art and Design. One of her brothers was the businessman Momosuke Fukuzawa.

Career Sugiura was a poet in Tokyo, in the tanka style (short poems). She was involved in the Araragi school of poets associated with the magazine of that name. She published several collections of her work, and launched a monthly poetry magazine in 1933; one poet she promoted was Shinoe Shōda. She also published at least two novels. She also collaborated with her artist husband on some projects.

Publications

Sōsaku kanashiki utabito no mure (1927) Asa no kokyū (1928)

Personal life In 1904 Iwasaki married artist Hisui Sugiura. also shown in 2022 at the Shizuoka City Museum of Art.