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Edition 12 (1965) award
Fusae Fubasami
ふばさみ ふさえ
Fubasami Fusae
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1914-01-23 (Tokyo, Japan)
- Died
- 2014-05-19 (Nakano, Tokyo, Japan (hospital)) age 100
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Haiku poet
- Active Years
- 1934-2014
- Influenced By
- Riba Kamikawai, Jakkotsu Iida, Yatsuka Ishihara, Tatsuji Miyoshi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Prefectural Fifth High Girls' School (now Tokyo Metropolitan Fuji High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Gendai Haiku Association Award (12th) | — | — | Gendai Haiku Association | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Haiku Shiki Grand Prize (7th) | Haiku collection 'Aoi Aitaka' (青愛鷹) | — | Haiku Shiki | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Katsura Nobuko Prize (2nd) | — | — | Katsura Nobuko Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Jakotsu Prize (47th) | Haiku collection 'Hakuku' (白駒) | — | Jakotsu Prize Committee | 受賞(史上最高齢受賞) |
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 7 (2007) award
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Edition 2 (2010) award
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Edition 47 (2013) award
Works
Major Works
Kise
1966 HaikuA haiku collection featuring poems focused on nature and seasonal sensibilities.
Kuzukiri
1974 HaikuA collection reflecting mature sensibilities, attentive to daily details and seasonal topics.
Tenjō Kikyu
1981 HaikuA haiku collection that deepens poetic contemplation, blending abstract motifs with views of nature.
Izutsu
1995 HaikuA collection including perspectives toward old age, dealing with memory and the passage of time.
Toki no Kanata
1997 HaikuA haiku collection centered on motifs of time, characterized by a tranquil style.
Aoi Aitaka
2007 HaikuA late-career haiku collection demonstrating matured sensibility; recipient of the Haiku Shiki Grand Prize.
Hakuku
2013 HaikuA concentrated collection of poems from advanced age; awarded the Jakotsu Prize in 2013, making her the oldest recipient in the award's history.
Bibliography
- Kise
- Kuzukiri
- Tenjō Kikyu
- Izutsu
- Toki no Kanata
- Aoi Aitaka
- Hakuku
- My Showa Haiku (co-authored)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, contemplative style grounded in traditional haikuIn later years, a more introspective and tranquil expression
- Recurring Motifs
- natureseasonsaging and memory
Health
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senility / old age2014年(終末期)Decline in health in final year; died of senility/old age in 2014
Legacy
A prominent female haiku poet active from the postwar period into the 21st century. Longtime head of the haiku magazine 'Aki', recipient of multiple haiku awards; in 2013 she became the oldest recipient of the Jakotsu Prize at age 99.
Academic Societies
- Gendai Haiku Association
Archives
- National Diet Library of Japan (holdings)
- CiNii (bibliographic/research data)
Trivia
- In 2013 she won the Jakotsu Prize for the haiku collection 'Hakuku', becoming the oldest recipient in the prize's history at age 99.
- She was a centenarian, passing away at age 100.