[February 19, 2006] Popular poet Ibaragi dies at 79+ Tweet (Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)TOKYO, Feb. 20_(Kyodo) _ Popular poet Noriko Ibaragi died at her home in Tokyo on Sunday afternoon, informed sources said Monday. She was 79. She is believed to have died of natural causes. Born in Osaka, Ibaragi, whose real name was Noriko Miura, started composing poetry in her 20s. She was known for depicting feelings of women in postwar Japan with a clear and plain style. She expressed her determination to live independently, saying, "I do not want to lean over on ready-made ideas anymore," in her 1999 anthology "Yorikakarazu," which became a bestseller. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]