Modern Haiku Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1970) award
Kanichi Abe
あべ かんいち
Abe Kanichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-01-25 （Tokyo）
- Died
- 2009-02-19 age 81
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo → Kanazawa
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, psychiatrist
- Active Years
- 1950-2009
- Memberships
- Modern Haiku Association, International Haiku Exchange Association, Japan PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Sōjō Hino, , Shigenobu Takayanagi, Tōta Kaneko
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanazawa Medical College, Faculty of Medicine (now Kanazawa University, Faculty of Medicine) | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medicine | — | — | Japan |
Kanazawa Medical College, Faculty of Medicine (now Kanazawa University, Faculty of Medicine)
Faculty of Medicine
/ Department of Medicine
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Kaitei Prize (2nd) | — | — | Haiku magazine 'Kaitei' | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Modern Haiku Association Prize (17th) | — | — | Modern Haiku Association | 受賞 |
Kaitei Prize (2nd)
1965
Organization:
Haiku magazine 'Kaitei'
Result:
受賞
Modern Haiku Association Prize (17th)
1970
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Gendai Haiku Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2009) award
Works
Major Works
Mubou
HaikuA collection demonstrating an avant-garde haiku style oriented toward the unconscious; original rhythms not bound by seasonal fixed forms or objective sketching.
unconsciousfragments of languageavant-garde haiku
The Picture-Book Sky
HaikuA collection containing image-rich fragmentary expressions; picture-book-like visual images intersect with haiku fragments.
imageryfragmentationunconscious
Pure White Matters
HaikuA collection seeking the sound of words prior to meaning; reflects perspectives from his medical background and domains of the mind.
sound of languagemental/spiritual world
Kei no Yamame
HaikuA collection notable for unique rhythms and non-meaningful expressions; characterized by an avant-garde haiku style.
rhythmavant-garde
Haiku Phantasm Forms (essays)
Criticism/essaysA collection of essays on haiku, including theoretical and conceptual considerations.
haiku theorycriticism
Haiku Mindscapes (essays)
Criticism/essaysAn essay collection on 'mindscapes' in haiku; discusses poetic sensibility and mental observation.
mental imageryhaiku discourse
Akashi (unpublished)
HaikuAn unpublished collection of haiku composed during LSD experiences; focuses on self-observation.
LSD experienceself-observation
Bibliography
- Mubou
- The Picture-Book Sky
- Pure White Matters
- Kei no Yamame
- Haiku Phantasm Forms
- Haiku Mindscapes
- Akashi (unpublished)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- not bound by seasonal fixed forms or objective sketchingavant-garde, experimental haiku styleemphasis on rhythm of language and unconsciousness
- Recurring Motifs
- unconsciousfragments of languagemental/spiritual realmsslices of daily life
Legacy
A haiku poet and psychiatrist active from the mid-20th century into the early 21st. Known for fusing an avant-garde haiku style with his medical experience; recipient of prizes such as the Kaitei Prize and the Modern Haiku Association Prize, and served as editor of the haiku magazine 'Kaitei'.
Academic Societies
- Modern Haiku Association
- International Haiku Exchange Association
- Japan PEN Club
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library (Japan)
- Authority data in major libraries (VIAF / ISNI etc.)
Quotes
-
The youth comes—unmindful, to prick fully
Source: Collected haiku (representative poem)
Trivia
- A psychiatrist who conducted avant-garde experiments in haiku
- In his 30s he took LSD for self-observation and incorporated the experience into his haiku
- Served as editor-in-chief of the haiku magazine 'Kaitei'