Haiku Poets Association Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1980) award
Koji Fukunaga
フクナガ コウジ
Fukunaga Koji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-01-04 （Kawanabe, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1980-12-04 age 42
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, secondary school teacher
- Active Years
- 1956-1980
- Influenced By
- Nomura Toshirō
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Salle High School | — | — | — | 1953-1956 | Japan |
| Kagoshima University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Japanese Literature | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | Department of Japanese Literature | — | 1956-1960 | Japan |
La Salle High School
Period:
1953-1956
Year of Graduation:
1956
Country:
Japan
Submitted to the magazine 'Asibaa' while a student.
Kagoshima University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Japanese Literature
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Period:
1956-1960
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Japan
Participated in and edited the haiku magazine 'Zabon' while enrolled.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Asibaa Prize | — | — | Haiku magazine 'Asibaa' | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Oki Prize | — | — | Haiku magazine 'Oki' | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Haijin Kyokai Newcomer Award (4th) | Tooka (踏歌) | — | Haiku Poets Association | 受賞 |
Asibaa Prize
1972
Organization:
Haiku magazine 'Asibaa'
Result:
受賞
Oki Prize
1972
Organization:
Haiku magazine 'Oki'
Result:
受賞
Haijin Kyokai Newcomer Award (4th)
1980
Work:
Tooka (踏歌)
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Chōgo
1972 haikuAn early collection containing many representative haiku. Noted for its youthful and lyrical tone.
youthbirdslyricism
Tooka
1980 haikuThe collection that won the Haijin Kyokai Newcomer Award. Features intensified youthfulness and poetic lyricism.
youthurbanseasons
Sanki
1982 haikuA posthumously published collection containing works that convey his late style.
lossnatureretrospection
Bibliography
- Chōgo
- Tooka
- Sanki
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical style rich in youthfulnessconcise and transparent diction
- Recurring Motifs
- birdsurban scenes (e.g. Shinjuku)seasons and youth
Health
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sepsis and infective endocarditis1980年（終末期）Developed sepsis complicated by infective endocarditis in 1980 and died. Interrupted career and premature death.
Legacy
A mid-20th-century haiku poet known for combining youthfulness and lyricism. Despite a short life he left several collections and influenced contemporaneous haiku circles.
Archives
- Materials held by the National Diet Library
- External databases via VIAF and NDL identifiers
Quotes
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Shinjuku — far off the gravestone, birds pass
Source: Representative haiku (from collections such as 'Chōgo') (1972)
Trivia
- Won the Asibaa Prize and the Oki Prize in 1972.
- In 1980 won the Haiku Poets Association Newcomer Award (4th) for 'Tooka'.
- Died at 42 in 1980 from sepsis complicated by infective endocarditis.