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Tokuo Date

だて とくお

Date Tokuo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1920-09-10 (Busan, South Korea)
Died
1961-01-16 age 40
Nationality
Japanese
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Keijo (present-day Seoul) → Tokyo, Japan (after returning to Japan)

Career

Occupations
editor, publisher
Active Years
1943-1961
Influenced By
Tōzō Haraguchi

Education

Kyoto Imperial University (Kyoto University)
Faculty of Economics
Period: 〜1943
Year of Graduation: 1943
Country: Japan

Awards

Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize (1st)
1962
Work: Yuriika-sho (Posthumous selections)
Organization: Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Yuriika-sho

1962 Posthumous poetry selections (edited)

A posthumous collection published after Date's death, compiling his writings and reflecting his work as the founder of Shoshi Yuriika and his contributions to poetry publishing.

poetryeditingpostwar culture

Bibliography

  • Yuriika-sho (1962)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Editorial focus centered on poetry and poetsNurturing and publishing contemporary poetry through a literary journal
Recurring Motifs
experimentality in poetryengagement with postwar cultural movements

Legacy

As founder of Shoshi Yuriika, he established a publishing platform for postwar poetry, launched the journal 'Yuriika' and contributed to the dissemination and support of contemporary poetry. He was recognized posthumously for these achievements.

Archives

  • National Diet Library (catalog entries)

Trivia

  • Born in Busan.
  • Founded the publisher Shoshi Yuriika and launched the poetry journal 'Yuriika'.
  • Posthumous collection 'Yuriika-sho' was published and received the 1st Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize.