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Fujita Haruo

ふじた はるお

Fujita Haruo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1951-01-01 (Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan

Career

Occupations
poet, essayist, critic, children's literature researcher, broadcast director
Active Years
1979-
Affiliations
Japan Contemporary Poets Association, Aomori Poets Federation, Hirosaki Municipal Local Literature Museum Management Committee (chair)
Memberships
Japan Contemporary Poets Association, Aomori Poets Federation

Education

Nihon University
Faculty of Letters / Department of German Literature
Country: Japan
Graduated from the Department of German Literature

Awards

Nenkangendai Poetry Collection Encouragement Award
1987
Result: winner
Furusato no Uta National Competition Excellence Award
1998
Result: winner
Aomori Poets Federation Prize
2007
Work: One Apple
Organization: Aomori Poets Federation
Result: winner
Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize (9th)
2014
Work: Evening Face (Yugao)
Organization: Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize Committee
Result: winner
Akita Ujaku Prize
2018
Result: winner
Broadcasting Culture Foundation Award
1994
Work: Shirakami: Breath of the Forest
Category: broadcast
Organization: Broadcasting Culture Foundation
Result: winner
ABU Educational Broadcasting Special - Best Planning (approx.)
1987
Work: The Last Scenery: Seikan Ferry
Category: broadcast
Organization: Association for Commercial Educational Broadcasting
Result: winner
Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Award (Radio Excellence)
2003
Work: Monday Bazaar (live radio wide show)
Category: radio
Organization: Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Collected Poems of Haruo Fujita

2024 poetry collection

A recent collected volume gathering representative poems that reflect on homeland, nature and memory.

homelandnaturememory

Sky Spring

2020 poetry collection

Contains poems focusing on the sky, landscapes and the passage of seasons.

seasonslandscapenature observation

Evening Face (Yugao)

2013 poetry collection

A lyrical collection exploring nostalgia and introspection. Winner of the 9th Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize.

nostalgiaintrospectionhuman relationships

One Apple

2006 poetry collection

A collection that symbolically depicts familiar scenes and memories. Winner of the Aomori Poets Federation Prize.

homelandfamilynature

Stars of the Forest

1998 poetry collection

Poems depicting forests and beech landscapes, expressing reverence for nature.

forestenvironmentconservation

Bibliography

  • Collected Poems of Haruo Fujita (Shichosha, 2024)
  • Sky Spring (Shichosha, 2020)
  • Evening Face (Shichosha, 2013)
  • One Apple (Chokeisha, 2006)
  • Stars of the Forest (Shichosha, 1998)
  • On This Earth (Doyobi Bijutsusha, 1990)
  • To West Tsugaru (Shoshi Yamada, 1987)
  • Green Remembers Clouds (Ajisai-sha, 1982)
  • Keo (Mugi Shobo, 1979)
  • Forests of Poets (essays, Hoppou Shinsha, 2012)
  • We Laugh and Clink Glasses (essays, Kita no Machi-sha, 1990)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyrical and narrative poetic styleemphasis on local identity and natural description
Recurring Motifs
forestapplessea and windmemory and nostalgia

Legacy

A poet, critic and broadcast director who has poetically depicted the nature and life of the Tohoku region. Active in preserving and promoting regional culture and engaged in children's literature research, supporting local literary activities.

Museums

  • Hirosaki Municipal Local Literature Museum Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan

Academic Societies

  • Japan Contemporary Poets Association

Archives

  • Holdings at the National Diet Library
  • Recorded in VIAF, CiNii and other academic databases

In Popular Culture

  • Regular participant in local readings and poetry concerts

Trivia

  • Former RAB Aomori Broadcasting director who planned and directed many local programs.
  • Operates a private children's library called 'Jumoku Children's Library'.
  • In addition to poetry and criticism, he has a regular newspaper essay column.