Contemporary Poetry Notebook Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1974) award
Harumi Aoki
あおき はるみ
Aoki Harumi
Pen Names:
Harumi（birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1933-08-04 （Hyogo Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2022-05-10 （Nara, Japan） age 88
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nara, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- poet
- Active Years
- 1974-2022
- Affiliations
- Kansai Poets Association
- Memberships
- Kansai Poets Association, Contributor to PO (magazine), Contributor to Rekitei, Contributor to Tauros
- Influenced By
- Jusaburo Ono
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kwansei Gakuin University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
| Osaka Literary School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya High School
Country:
Japan
High school graduation
Kwansei Gakuin University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Attended university; graduation year unknown
Osaka Literary School
Country:
Japan
Studied under Jusaburo Ono
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Gendai Shicho (Poetry Journal) Prize — 13th | — | — | Gendai Shicho | winner |
| 1982 | H-shi Prize — 32nd | The Whale's Head Was Standing | — | — | winner |
| 1988 | Iue Cultural Prize — 12th | — | — | Iue Cultural Prize | winner |
Gendai Shicho (Poetry Journal) Prize — 13th
1974
Organization:
Gendai Shicho
Result:
winner
H-shi Prize — 32nd
1982
Work:
The Whale's Head Was Standing
Result:
winner
Iue Cultural Prize — 12th
1988
Organization:
Iue Cultural Prize
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
H Award
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (1982) award
Works
Major Works
Collected Poems of Harumi Aoki
1979 Poetry collectionA collection of early poems published as part of Shicho-sha's new poets series.
natureeveryday lifememory
The Whale's Head Was Standing
1981 Poetry collectionA collection using the sea and animals as motifs, layering symbolic imagery and lyricism.
the seaanimalssymbolism
Gunpowder
1999 Poetry collectionA late-career collection marked by metaphorical language and a sense of tension.
memorytimeinteriority
Bibliography
- Aoki Harumi: Collected Poems (Shicho-sha, New Poets Series)
- The Whale's Head Was Standing (Shicho-sha, 1981)
- Yamatoji Festivals (Shicho-sha, 1983)
- Cutting Fifty-Three Sunflowers (Okizaki-sha, 1983)
- Legends of Fish (Subaru Shobo, 1988)
- Aoki Harumi: Collected Poems (Shicho-sha, Contemporary Poetry Library, 1989)
- Kashin (Kyoto Shoin, 1991)
- Flower Poems and Paintings: Season of Promise (Toho Publishing, 1996)
- Gunpowder (Okizaki-sha, 1999)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- symbolic and lyrical poetic stylecompact language layered with rich imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- nature (sea, fish, flowers)memory and timefragments of everyday life
Health
-
asphyxiation (aspiration)2022-05-10Died from asphyxiation due to aspiration
Legacy
Recognized as a postwar Japanese female poet whose symbolic, lyrical work on nature and everyday life earned critical regard. Active in Kansai-based poetry journals and communities.
Academic Societies
- Kansai Poets Association
Archives
- Materials held by the National Diet Library
Trivia
- Birth name is Harumi.
- Studied under Jusaburo Ono.
- Received the Gendai Shicho Prize (1974), the H-shi Prize (1982), and the Iue Cultural Prize (1988).
- Died on 2022-05-10 from asphyxiation due to aspiration at age 88.