HSE-4 Wisdom of Akazome Emon
Start Date
12-4-2024 9:30 AM
End Date
12-4-2024 11:30 AM
Location
University Readiness Center Greatroom
Document Type
Poster
Abstract
Within the Heian period of Japan, poetry was advanced, often through collaboration and development of anthologies. Akazome Emon was no different than the others when it comes to the act of making poetry, but her style and rhythmic flow of words sets her apart from the rest. She has been given the titles of the Thirty-Six Elder Poetic Sages, and the Thirty-Six Female Poetic Sages for her insightful style. Born c.956, Akazome Emon was a lady-in-waiting for Fujiwara no Shoshi, the Empress of Japan, and was able to keep record of the day-to-day life of the royals as a historian. This poster will focus on the life of Akazome Emon and her works to reason that women during the Heian period could not only be amazing mothers, but talented poets. Her style of poetry reached beyond the traditional themes of love and family to convey deep tones of longing and despair. This poster will use Akazome’s poems as primary sources alongside secondary sources to present this argument.
HSE-4 Wisdom of Akazome Emon
University Readiness Center Greatroom
Within the Heian period of Japan, poetry was advanced, often through collaboration and development of anthologies. Akazome Emon was no different than the others when it comes to the act of making poetry, but her style and rhythmic flow of words sets her apart from the rest. She has been given the titles of the Thirty-Six Elder Poetic Sages, and the Thirty-Six Female Poetic Sages for her insightful style. Born c.956, Akazome Emon was a lady-in-waiting for Fujiwara no Shoshi, the Empress of Japan, and was able to keep record of the day-to-day life of the royals as a historian. This poster will focus on the life of Akazome Emon and her works to reason that women during the Heian period could not only be amazing mothers, but talented poets. Her style of poetry reached beyond the traditional themes of love and family to convey deep tones of longing and despair. This poster will use Akazome’s poems as primary sources alongside secondary sources to present this argument.