Modern Haiku Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1973) award
Futoshi Anai
あない ふとし
Anai Futoshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-12-28 （Kusu District, Oita Prefecture (now Kokonoe), Japan）
- Died
- 1997-12-29 age 71
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, middle school teacher
- Active Years
- 1954-1997
- Influenced By
- Hakko Yokoyama, Tōta Kaneko, Kiyoshi Masuda
- Influenced
- Michiko Ishimure
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuo University (Specialized Department) | Economics | Economics | — | — | Japan |
Chuo University (Specialized Department)
Economics
/ Economics
Country:
Japan
After graduation he returned home to recuperate from pulmonary infiltration and later worked as a middle school teacher.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Kaitei Prize (4th) | — | — | Kaitei | Won |
| 1971 | Kitakyushu Citizen Culture Prize | Togo | — | Kitakyushu City | Won |
| 1974 | Modern Haiku Association Award (20th) | — | — | Modern Haiku Association | Won |
Kaitei Prize (4th)
1968
Organization:
Kaitei
Result:
Won
Kitakyushu Citizen Culture Prize
1971
Work:
Togo
Organization:
Kitakyushu City
Result:
Won
Modern Haiku Association Award (20th)
1974
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Chickens, Pigeons and the Sunset
1963 haikuAn early collection of haiku rooted in everyday life and natural imagery.
natureeveryday life
Private Edition: Short-Poem Literature Series — Futoshi Anai
1967 haiku collectionA personal edition compiling his shorter poems and haiku.
nostalgianature
Togo
1971 haiku collectionA collection emphasizing regional color; recipient of the Kitakyushu Citizen Culture Prize.
regional lifedialect
Tenrai Zassho
1983 haiku collectionA haiku collection reflecting his activities around the Tenrai Tsushin circle.
fellowshipcreative communities
Homeland Grove
1991 haiku collectionA later collection focused on homeland and original landscapes.
homeoriginal landscape
The World of Santoka
1990 critical studyA critical study on the poetic world of Santoka.
haiku studiesresearch
Bibliography
- Chickens, Pigeons and the Sunset (Miraiha Publishing, 1963)
- Private Edition: Short-Poem Literature Series — Futoshi Anai (Yahata Funesha, 1967)
- Togo (Tenrai Tsushin, 1971)
- Yuhiryō (Bokuyōsha, 1974)
- Tenrai Zassho (Modern Haiku Association, 1983)
- Hometown Grove (Bokuyōsha, 1991)
- Futoshi Anai Collected Works (Furansudō, 1994)
- Complete Haiku of Futoshi Anai (Tenrai Haiku Association, 2015)
- The World of Santoka (Honda Kikaku, 1990)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, quotidian poetic expressionlyricism incorporating dialect and regionality
- Recurring Motifs
- sunsetchickenspigeonshome
Health
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Pulmonary infiltration卒業後の若年期Returned home to recuperate; this affected his subsequent life and creative work.
Legacy
A haiku poet rooted in regionality and everyday sensibility, contributing to modern haiku circles and active through publications such as Tenrai Tsushin.
Academic Societies
- Modern Haiku Association
Archives
- National Diet Library
- Kitakyushu City Library (possible holdings)
Trivia
- Born in 1926 in Kusu District, Oita; died in 1997 at age 71.
- Graduated from Chuo University Specialized Department (Economics) and worked as a middle school teacher.
- Joined Hakko Yokoyama's 'Jimyōshō' and was a member of Tōta Kaneko's 'Kaitei'.
- Introduced Michiko Ishimure to haiku and supported the publication of 'Ten'.