Dakotsu Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1973) award
Awano Seiho
あわの せいほ
Awano Seiho
Pen Names:
Awano Seiho（Haiku pen name (used for his haiku)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1899-02-10 （Takatori, Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1992-12-22 （Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan (hospital)） age 93
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Catholicism Baptized in 1947 （Baptismal Name: Francis of Assisi (Awano Toshio)）
- Residence History
- Nara Prefecture (birthplace) → Osaka (residence/activities) → Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture (later years)
Career
- Occupations
- Haiku poet, Editor, Bank clerk
- Active Years
- 1915-1992
- Influenced By
- Takahama Kyoshi, Harada Hamato, Nomura Haketsu, Murakami Kijo
- Influenced
- Morita Toge, Tada Sakurada
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara Prefectural Unebi Middle School (now Unebi High School) | — | — | — | 1913-1918 | Japan |
Nara Prefectural Unebi Middle School (now Unebi High School)
Period:
1913-1918
Year of Graduation:
1918
Country:
Japan
Did not pursue further education due to hearing impairment; entered employment at Yagi Bank
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Jakuhaku Prize | Koshien (and other works) | — | Poetry and Literature Museum / selection committee | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Nishinomiya City Cultural Award | — | — | Nishinomiya City | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Osaka Prefecture Arts Award | — | — | Osaka Prefecture | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1992 | Poetry and Literature Museum Prize | Saiko | — | Poetry and Literature Museum | 受賞 |
Jakuhaku Prize
1973
Work:
Koshien (and other works)
Organization:
Poetry and Literature Museum / selection committee
Result:
受賞
Nishinomiya City Cultural Award
1973
Organization:
Nishinomiya City
Result:
受賞
Osaka Prefecture Arts Award
1974
Organization:
Osaka Prefecture
Result:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class
1975
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Poetry and Literature Museum Prize
1992
Work:
Saiko
Organization:
Poetry and Literature Museum
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1992) award
Works
Major Works
Manryo
1931 Haiku collectionAn early collection containing representative haiku; many poems draw on everyday life.
Everyday lifeLyricismClassical influences
Spring Kites
1952 Haiku collectionA mid-career collection with expansive expression of customs and scenes.
LandscapeUrban life
Koshien
1972 Haiku collectionA collection from his later period, notable for Kansai dialect cadence and use of classical language.
NostalgiaArchaismsReligious imagery
New Year's Eve
1986 Haiku collectionA late collection containing reflective haiku; lyrical and often Buddhist in subject.
Late lifeBuddhismReminiscence
Saiko
1991 Haiku collectionA late-life collection; awarded the Poetry and Literature Museum Prize in 1992.
Reflections of old ageNature and Buddhist contemplation
Bibliography
- Manryo (1931)
- Kunihara (1942)
- Spring Kites (1952)
- Momiji no Ga (1962)
- Koshien (1972)
- Removing the Dust of Travel (1977)
- Fushou Kanzashi (1980)
- You and Here (1983)
- New Year's Eve (1986)
- Saiko (1991)
- Smiling Under the Flowers (1940)
- Definitive Awano Seiho Haiku Collection (1947)
- This Year and That (1977)
- Seiho's Local Records (1982)
- Revised Seiho Local Records (1987)
- Henjo (1990)
- Universe (1993)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Expansive, free haiku styleLyrical use of classical and Manyoshu vocabularyCombines objective depiction with rich subjective feeling
- Recurring Motifs
- Everyday lifeBuddhist themes (e.g., nirvana)Homeland and nature
Health
-
Hearing impairment幼少期以降（生涯）Led to foregoing further schooling and entering bank employment; influenced his life perspective and poetic practice.
Legacy
One of Kansai's leading haiku poets. Celebrated for lyrical, generous haiku that blend everyday life with classical diction; long-standing influence on the haiku world.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Association (advisor)
Archives
- National Diet Library (works and materials)
In Popular Culture
- Haiku contests commemorating Awano Seiho (held in Takatori and elsewhere)
Quotes
-
Water trembling — toward Hōō-dō, a serpent's neck
Source: Haiku collection (collected haiku)
Trivia
- Suffered hearing impairment from childhood.
- Converted to Catholicism in 1947 and received a baptismal name.
- Worked at Yagi Bank (later Nanto Bank) early in his career.