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Mitsuru Eshiro

えしろ みつる

Eshiro Mitsuru

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1952-12-20 (Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan)
死没
2025-03-22 (Taito, Tokyo, Japan) 72歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Shizuoka Prefecture → Taito, Tokyo

経歴

職業
Poet, Educator
活動期間
1978年〜2025年
所属
Tsukuba University Affiliated School for the Deaf (teacher)
ノミネート
Chūya Nakahara Prize (nominee)

学歴

Hiroshima University
Faculty of Education
国: Japan
Graduated from Hiroshima University, Faculty of Education. Exact graduation year not specified in sources.

受賞歴

Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize
2000
対象作品: Kozue nite
主催: Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Takami Jun Prize
2020
対象作品: Kirinukichō
主催: Takami Jun Prize Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Gingko

1978年 Poetry

An early collection of poems exploring nature and memory.

NatureMemoryLanguage

Shōten Kaigarashiki

1983年 Poetry

A mid-career poetry collection characterized by symbolic imagery.

SymbolismInner life

Mio's Boat

1989年 Poetry

A lyrical collection blending everyday life and imagination.

LyricismImagination

Shiro V-ji Seru no Komichi

1995年 Poetry

Published in 1995; contains poems notable for symbolic diction.

SymbolismUrbanity

Kokkyū

1997年 Poetry

A collection marked by dense, darker imagery.

MetaphorSolitude

Kozue nite

2000年 Poetry

Published in 2000; includes poems that won the Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize.

NaturePerspective

Sumikado Mono Kaku Hito

2005年 Poetry

A collection focusing on peripheral perspectives and observation.

ObservationPeriphery

Mitsuru Eshiro: Collected Poems

2015年 Poetry

A collected volume of representative poems (Modern Poetry Library edition).

Collected worksRetrospective

Kirinukichō

2019年 Poetry

Published in 2019; includes poems that won the Takami Jun Prize.

MemoryFragments

全著作

  • Gingko (Seidosha, 1978)
  • Shōten Kaigarashiki (Shoshi Yamada, 1983)
  • Mio's Boat (Shoshi Yamada, 1989)
  • Shiro V-ji Seru no Komichi (Shoshi Yamada, 1995)
  • Kokkyū (Shoshi Yamada, 1997)
  • Kozue nite (Shoshi Yamada, 2000)
  • Sumikado Mono Kaku Hito (Shichōsha, 2005)
  • Mitsuru Eshiro: Collected Poems (Modern Poetry Library, Shichōsha, 2015)
  • Kirinukichō (Shichōsha, 2019)

作風・主題

文体
modern poetrylyricalsymbolic expression
頻出モチーフ
trees/treetopsmemorysound

健康

  • Prostate cancer
    〜2025年3月
    Ultimately caused his death and affected his ability to continue activities.

評価・遺産

A poet active from the late 1970s, known for symbolic and lyrical style. Recipient of the Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize and Takami Jun Prize. Also worked as an educator and is regarded as an important figure in contemporary Japanese poetry.

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (possible holdings)

豆知識

  • He worked as a teacher at the Tsukuba University Affiliated School for the Deaf.
  • In 1996 he was a nominee for the Chūya Nakahara Prize for 'Shiro V-ji Seru no Komichi'.
  • Authority identifiers include ISNI, VIAF and the National Diet Library ID.