Japan Poets Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1993) award
Yasuo Fujitomi
ふじとみ やすお
Fujitomi Yasuo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-08-15 （Koishikawa, Tokyo Prefecture (now Bunkyo, Tokyo)）
- Died
- 2017-09-01 age 89
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator
- Active Years
- 1950-2017
- Affiliations
- Japanese Association of Contemporary Poets, Japan Writers' Association
- Memberships
- Japanese Association of Contemporary Poets, Japan Writers' Association
- Influenced By
- E. E. Cummings, Seiichi Niikuni
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dokkyo (formerly Dokkyo Gakuen Middle School / Dokkyo High School) | — | — | — | 1940s | Japan |
| Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Faculty of Foreign Studies | Mongolian Studies | — | 1940s-1950s | Japan |
Dokkyo (formerly Dokkyo Gakuen Middle School / Dokkyo High School)
Period:
1940s
Country:
Japan
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Faculty of Foreign Studies
/ Mongolian Studies
Period:
1940s-1950s
Country:
Japan
Completed studies in Mongolian language
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan Poets Club Prize | Yabunirami | — | Japan Poets Club | winner |
| 1953 | H Prize | Cork Plate | — | — | nominated |
| 1994 | Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize | Sadi-shi Ninsō Gaki-tsuki | — | — | nominated |
| 1999 | Gendai Shi Hanatsubaki Prize | Guests and Regulations | — | — | nominated |
Japan Poets Club Prize
1992
Work:
Yabunirami
Organization:
Japan Poets Club
Result:
winner
H Prize
1953
Work:
Cork Plate
Result:
nominated
Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize
1994
Work:
Sadi-shi Ninsō Gaki-tsuki
Result:
nominated
Gendai Shi Hanatsubaki Prize
1999
Work:
Guests and Regulations
Result:
nominated
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cork Plate
1953 poetry collectionEarly collection experimenting with visual imagery and the reconstruction of everyday language.
everyday lifevisual expressionhumor
Translations
- English translations (partial)
Precise Ambiguity
1961 poetry collectionA mid-career collection emphasizing linguistic rhythm and visuality.
linguistic rhythmvisuality
Yabunirami
1992 poetry collectionA mature collection mixing humor and critical spirit; awarded the Japan Poets Club Prize.
humorsocial perspective
Complete View of Yasuo Fujitomi's Poetry
2008 selected poems / collected worksA selected collection surveying decades of his poetry, covering major works.
retrospectivemajor works overview
Bibliography
- Cork Plate
- Something of August (poems)
- The Locked Room
- Precise Ambiguity
- Laughing Gate (poems)
- Yabunirami
- Sadi-shi Ninsō Gaki-tsuki
- Complete View of Yasuo Fujitomi's Poetry
- Window of Poetry
- Ikkoten
Adaptations
- Poem "Hi" set to music by Akiko Yano and released as the song "Ippunkan (One Minute)"
Translations by Author
- Selected Poems of E. E. Cummings (translator/editor)
- Poems of Erik Satie (translator)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental poetry emphasizing visual arrangement and rhythmhumorous and observant voice
- Recurring Motifs
- reconstruction of everyday languagevisual imageryhumor and irony
Health
-
metastatic bone tumor2017Died in 2017 due to metastatic bone tumor
Legacy
A major postwar Japanese poet known for experimental work combining visual elements and rhythm. He published many collections, translated and edited works, and left influence visible in popular culture through musical settings of his poems.
Academic Societies
- Japanese Association of Contemporary Poets
- Japan Writers' Association
Archives
- National Diet Library of Japan
- Shichosha publishing archive (holds materials)
In Popular Culture
- Akiko Yano set one of his poems to music
Trivia
- Contributor to the poetry magazine 'gui'
- Skilled at soccer; served as coach of amateur teams and as a referee in corporate and university leagues
- Authored more than 30 poetry collections