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第1回（1983年） award
Hitoshi Anzai
あんざい ひとし
Anzai Hitoshi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1919-03-15 （Tsukushi Village, Chikushi District, Fukuoka Prefecture (now Chikushino, Fukuoka)）
- 死没
- 1994-02-08 74歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Tsukushi Village (now Chikushino), Fukuoka Prefecture → Tokyo (residence/work)
経歴
- 職業
- poet, journalist
- 活動期間
- 1943年〜1994年
- 所属
- Japan Modern Poets Association (former president), Member of the Japan Writers' Association
- 影響を受けた人物
- Yutaka Maruyama, Ashihei Hino, Kankichi Ryū, Utaro Noda, Keiichi Itō, Toshiko Takada
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka Normal School (now Fukuoka University of Education) | — | — | — | 在学中中退 | Japan |
Fukuoka Normal School (now Fukuoka University of Education)
期間:
在学中中退
国:
Japan
Left school before graduation to pursue literature
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Modern Poetry Hanatsubaki Prize | Summer of Metaphor | — | Shiseido (Hanatsubaki Prize) | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Contemporary Poets Prize | Chekhov's Hunting Rifle | — | Japan Modern Poets Association | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class | — | — | Government of Japan | 叙勲 |
Modern Poetry Hanatsubaki Prize
1983
対象作品:
Summer of Metaphor
主催:
Shiseido (Hanatsubaki Prize)
結果:
受賞
Contemporary Poets Prize
1989
対象作品:
Chekhov's Hunting Rifle
主催:
Japan Modern Poets Association
結果:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class
1993
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
叙勲
受賞・候補エディション
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第7回（1989年） award
作品
代表作
Summer of Metaphor
1983年 poetry collectionA collection of poems centered on metaphor; awarded the Modern Poetry Hanatsubaki Prize.
metaphornaturememory
Chekhov's Hunting Rifle
1988年 poetry collectionA poetry collection that draws on Chekhov as motif and inspiration; recipient of the Contemporary Poets Prize.
literary allusionhuman relationshipsmemory
Collected Poems of Hitoshi Anzai
1969年 poetry collectionA 1969 collection gathering major poems from earlier in his career.
postwar poetrytradition and modernity
全著作
- Pearls and Pencils: Musings of a Cultural Reporter
- Sentimental Reporter: Records of a Cultural Journalist's Life
- The Flower Shop (poetry)
- Handsome Men (poetry)
- Cherry Leaves
- My Notes on the History of Japanese Poetry, Vol.1
- Manyoshu Drive
- Poems of Chance (poetry)
- Gentle Poetics: For Reading and Writing Poems
- Japanese Myths
- Love Songs of the Manyoshu
- Invitation to Poetry
- Winter Wheat
- The Golden Pavilion (poetry)
- Distant Church (selected poems)
- Evil Fireflies: My Manyoshu
- Poetry Calendar: Enjoyable Modern Poetry
- The Bowing Person
- A Letter Missing an Addressee
- Bits of Poetry and Songs
- Late Summer Light
- Guns and Blades: Selected Poems
- Washing Fingers
- Complete Poems of Hitoshi Anzai
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical and symbolic expressionaccessible diction within modern poetic forms
- 頻出モチーフ
- interest in Manyoshu and classical poetryreligious imageryeveryday life and memory
評価・遺産
An influential postwar Japanese poet who served as president of the Japan Modern Poets Association. Known for his use of metaphor and engagement with classical poetry; recipient of multiple major awards.
関連学会
- Japan Modern Poets Association
- Japan Writers' Association
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (related materials)
- Chikushino City Library (local materials)
豆知識
- Author Toshiya Masuda is his grandnephew.
- He was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class, in 1993.
- Before and after WWII he worked as a reporter for the Asahi Shimbun (Fukuoka bureau and Tokyo headquarters), where he covered the poetry scene.