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Jinki Ayabe

あやべ じんき

Ayabe Jinki

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1929-03-26 (Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan)
Died
2015-01-10 (Tokyo, Japan) age 85
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
haiku poet, editor
Active Years
1953-2015
Affiliations
Izumi (haiku magazine)
Memberships
Haiku Poets' Association, Japan Writers' Association
Influenced By
Ishida Hakyo, Ishizuka Yuji
Influenced
Miwako Fujimoto

Education

Kokugakuin University
Faculty of Letters / Literature
Country: Japan

Awards

Haiku Poets' Association Award
1994
Work: Bokkan
Organization: Haiku Poets' Association
Result: Winner
Haiku Poets' Association Criticism Prize
2008
Work: Sannorin Dayori
Organization: Haiku Poets' Association
Result: Winner
Haiku Shiki Grand Prize
2009
Work: Silence
Organization: Haiku Shiki
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sannō

1983 Haiku collection

An early collection of haiku showcasing delicate depictions of nature and everyday life.

natureseasonseveryday life

Bokkan

1995 Haiku collection

A representative collection noted for its strong lyricism and deep lingering aftertastes.

lyricismaftertastenature

Kanki

2002 Haiku collection

A collection centered on haiku about winter.

wintersolitudenature

Sannorin Dayori

2008 Essays / Haiku criticism

A collection of essays and criticism on haiku and views of nature.

haiku criticismnatureobservation

Silence

2008 Haiku collection

A haiku collection themed on silence and solitude, featuring many quietly expressive poems.

silencesolitudespirituality

Bibliography

  • Sannō (Bokuyosha, 1983)
  • Bokkan (furansudo, 1995)
  • Kanki (furansudo, 2002)
  • Sannorin Dayori (Kadokawa SS Communications, 2008)
  • Silence (furansudo, 2008)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
strongly lyricaldeep lingering aftertastequiet, resonant expression
Recurring Motifs
natureseasonssilenceaftertaste

Health

  • acute respiratory failure
    2015年1月
    Led to his death in January 2015.

Legacy

A haiku poet known for a strongly lyrical style and deep aftertaste. He led the haiku magazine Izumi and exerted long-standing influence in the haiku world.

Academic Societies

  • Haiku Poets' Association
  • Japan Writers' Association

Archives

  • National Diet Library (holds works)
  • Haiku Literature Museum (related materials)

Quotes

  • Katakuri blossoms — like a sprinter dashing past
    Source: Collected in Bokkan (1995)

Trivia

  • Joined the haiku magazine "Tsur" in 1953.
  • Served as editor of the haiku magazine Izumi from 1977 and editor-in-chief from 1980.
  • Succeeded as Izumi's head in 1990 and passed the position to Miwako Fujimoto in 2014.
  • Died of acute respiratory failure in January 2015.