Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2000) award
Fujita Shōko
ふじた しょうこ
Fujita Shōko
Pen Names:
Fujita Shōko（Pen name used as her haiku author name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1926-01-11 （Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2005-04-15 （Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan） age 79
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, magazine editor
- Active Years
- 1942-2005
- Influenced By
- Mizuhara Shūōshi (Akiōko), Ishida Hakkyō, Takahama Kyoshi
- Influenced
- Iijima Haruko, Sakai Masukichi, Nagashima Yasuko, Ozawa Minoru, Okuzaka Maya, Ogawa Keishū, Takayanagi Katsuhiro
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogakuin Technical School (now Kogakuin University) | — | — | — | 〜1945（中退） | Japan |
Kogakuin Technical School (now Kogakuin University)
Period:
〜1945（中退）
Country:
Japan
Left before graduation in 1945
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Aesculus (Asebi) Prize (Masemiki Prize) | — | — | Masemiki (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 1951 | Shinju Prize | — | — | Masemiki (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 1955 | Shinju Prize | — | — | Masemiki (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 1957 | Masemiki Prize (4th) | — | — | Masemiki (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Poetry & Literature Museum Prize (15th) | Kagura (haiku collection) | — | Poetry & Literature Museum | 受賞 |
Aesculus (Asebi) Prize (Masemiki Prize)
1948
Organization:
Masemiki (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Shinju Prize
1951
Organization:
Masemiki (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Shinju Prize
1955
Organization:
Masemiki (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Masemiki Prize (4th)
1957
Organization:
Masemiki (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Poetry & Literature Museum Prize (15th)
2000
Work:
Kagura (haiku collection)
Organization:
Poetry & Literature Museum
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kagura
1999 haiku collectionA late-career haiku collection reflecting refined sensibilities; poems center on nature, daily life and personal memory.
natureseasonalitymemory
Tojo
1955 haiku collectionEarly collection marked by postwar sensibilities and lyrical tones.
postwarlyricism
Ikko
1984 haiku collectionA mid-career representative collection praised for balancing lyricism and spontaneity.
lyricismimmediacy
Bibliography
- Tojo (Kondo Shoten, 1955)
- Kumo no Ryoiki (Kinseido, 1962)
- Hakumen (Bokuyosha, 1969)
- Karyuudo / Hunter (Nagata Shobo, 1976)
- Haru Matsuri (Rippu Shobo, 1982)
- Ikko (Kadokawa, 1984)
- Kyora no Hana (Kadokawa, 1986)
- Kuro (Kadokawa, 1987)
- Zen'ya (Kadokawa, 1993)
- Kagura (Asahi Shimbunsha, 1999)
- Tenten (Kadokawa, 2006)
- Complete Haiku of Fujita Shōko (Takahaiku-kai ed., Kadokawa, 2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and delicate sensibilitycombines spontaneity and witfusion of quotidian detail with natural imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- natureseasonal feelingmountains and watersidesolitude and journey
Health
-
stomach cancer〜2005年Died of stomach cancer in 2005
Legacy
Fujita Shōko was an influential female haiku poet active from the postwar era into the early 21st century. She founded and led the magazine "Taka," mentored many poets, and authored practical guides to haiku. Her work combines lyricism and spontaneity and she is known for prolific output and organizational reforms.
Museums
- Odawara Literature Museum (Fujita Shōko monument) Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan Opened in 2005
Academic Societies
- Modern Haiku Association
Archives
- Collections at Odawara Literature Museum
In Popular Culture
- '20-Week Haiku Introduction' became a long-selling primer for general readers
Quotes
-
Unloved, I swim far out into the open sea
Source: Representative haiku -
Water strider and rain — water strider and rain
Source: Representative haiku
Trivia
- Her legal name was listed as Yoshihisa (reading varies across sources)
- Worked for Japan National Railways for 22 years
- Founded and presided over the haiku magazine "Taka"
- Won the Poetry & Literature Museum Prize for the collection 'Kagura'