Haiku Poets Association Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1978) award
Akira Okushi
おおぐし あきら
Oogushi Akira
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-11-06 （Ureshino, Saga Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 1950-
- Affiliations
- Haiku Poets Association, Momotori (magazine; founder/editor), Nippon Kokan (now JFE Steel)
- Memberships
- Haiku Poets Association
- Influenced By
- Rinka Ohno, Ryuta Iida
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Economics | Department of Economics | — | 1958-1962 | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Economics
/ Department of Economics
Period:
1958-1962
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Haiku Poets Association Newcomer Award | Asa no Fune | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
| 1994 | Haiku Poets Association Criticism Prize | The Rivers and Mountains of Contemporary Haiku | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
| 2005 | Haiku Poets Association Award | Daichi | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
Haiku Poets Association Newcomer Award
1978
Work:
Asa no Fune
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Haiku Poets Association Criticism Prize
1994
Work:
The Rivers and Mountains of Contemporary Haiku
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Haiku Poets Association Award
2005
Work:
Daichi
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Haijin Kyokai Hyoron Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 9 (1994) award
Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 45 (2005) award
Works
Major Works
Asa no Fune
1978 Haiku collectionAn early collection including representative haiku marked by lyrical, concrete depictions and vivid landscape imagery.
naturelyricismlandscape imagery
The Rivers and Mountains of Contemporary Haiku
1994 criticism/essayA collection of critical essays on contemporary haiku, discussing expression and lyric qualities in modern haiku.
haiku criticismpoetic expressionlyricism
Daichi
2005 Haiku collectionA mature collection showcasing brightness and expansiveness in landscape haiku and lyricism grounded in human experience.
naturehumanitylandscape poetry
Bibliography
- Asa no Fune
- Akira Okushi Collected Poems
- Sandoki
- Momotori
- Collected Haiku of Akira Okushi
- Tenpu
- Daichi
- Sanga
- Kairo: Collected Haiku of Akira Okushi
- Koshin: Haiku Collection
- The Rivers and Mountains of Contemporary Haiku
- The Wilderness of Lyricism
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concrete, human-centered lyricism in haikuStrong facility for bright, expansive landscape (jokei) haiku
- Recurring Motifs
- naturesearivers and mountainseveryday scenes
Legacy
A leading haiku poet and critic who served as director and later president of the Haiku Poets Association. Founder and editor of the magazine Momotori, he influenced both practice and criticism in contemporary haiku and contributed to education and dissemination of the form.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
Archives
- Held in the National Diet Library collections
In Popular Culture
- Known for appearances on NHK haiku programs and serving as a selector for the NHK Gakuen publication 'Haiku Shunjuu'
Quotes
-
The field outing ends — we come out to the Pacific
Source: Momotori (haiku magazine/collection) (1991)
Trivia
- Posted haiku to the Mainichi Middle School Newspaper from a young age
- Graduate of Kyoto University Faculty of Economics
- Worked at Nippon Kokan (now JFE Steel)
- Founded and chaired the haiku magazine Momotori in 1994
- Served as president of the Haiku Poets Association from 2017