Contemporary Poetry Hanatsubaki Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1983) award
Hitoshi Anzai
あんざい ひとし
Anzai Hitoshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1919-03-15 （Tsukushi Village, Chikushi District, Fukuoka Prefecture (now Chikushino, Fukuoka)）
- Died
- 1994-02-08 age 74
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tsukushi Village (now Chikushino), Fukuoka Prefecture → Tokyo (residence/work)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, journalist
- Active Years
- 1943-1994
- Affiliations
- Japan Modern Poets Association (former president), Member of the Japan Writers' Association
- Influenced By
- Yutaka Maruyama, Ashihei Hino, Kankichi Ryū, Utaro Noda, Keiichi Itō, Toshiko Takada
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka Normal School (now Fukuoka University of Education) | — | — | — | 在学中中退 | Japan |
Fukuoka Normal School (now Fukuoka University of Education)
Period:
在学中中退
Country:
Japan
Left school before graduation to pursue literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Work:
Summer of Metaphor
Organization:
Shiseido (Hanatsubaki Prize)
Result:
受賞
Contemporary Poets Prize
1989
Work:
Chekhov's Hunting Rifle
Organization:
Japan Modern Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class
1993
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
叙勲
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Poet Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1989) award
Works
Major Works
Summer of Metaphor
1983 poetry collectionA collection of poems centered on metaphor; awarded the Modern Poetry Hanatsubaki Prize.
metaphornaturememory
Chekhov's Hunting Rifle
1988 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 poetry collectionA 1969 collection gathering major poems from earlier in his career.
postwar poetrytradition and modernity
Bibliography
- 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
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and symbolic expressionaccessible diction within modern poetic forms
- Recurring Motifs
- interest in Manyoshu and classical poetryreligious imageryeveryday life and memory
Legacy
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.
Academic Societies
- Japan Modern Poets Association
- Japan Writers' Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (related materials)
- Chikushino City Library (local materials)
Trivia
- 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.