Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1979) award
Sojin Furutachi
ふるたち そうじん
Furutachi Sojin
Pen Names:
Sojin Furutachi（Pen name used for haiku; legal name was Rokuro.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1920-06-06 （Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2010-10-28 age 90
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, businessman
- Active Years
- 1940-2010
- Memberships
- Haiku Poets Association (advisor)
- Influenced By
- Yamaguchi Seison
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karatsu Middle School (now Saga Prefectural Karatsu Higashi Junior & Senior High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Fifth Higher School (old system) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Law | — | — | — | Japan |
Karatsu Middle School (now Saga Prefectural Karatsu Higashi Junior & Senior High School)
Country:
Japan
Fifth Higher School (old system)
Country:
Japan
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Law
Country:
Japan
Experienced wartime student mobilization while enrolled
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Haiku Poets Association Prize | Sound of Sand | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
Haiku Poets Association Prize
1979
Work:
Sound of Sand
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sound of Sand
1978 Haiku collectionA collection of haiku focused on nature and the sea. Awarded the Haiku Poets Association Prize in 1979.
natureseaseasons
Under Trees, On Stones
1983 Haiku collectionA haiku collection from the 1980s characterized by concise poems observing everyday details.
everyday lifeseasonsnature
Japan Sea Saijiki
1999 Haiku collection (saijiki elements)A collection themed on the scenery and seasonal feeling of the Sea of Japan coast.
sealandscapeseasons
Bibliography
- Nosappu Cape
- Strait (haiku collection)
- Frogs of Noto
- Sound of Sand
- Collected Works of Sojin Furutachi
- Daikon Leaves (modern haiku criticism)
- Under Trees, On Stones (haiku collection)
- Revival of the Haiku Gathering
- Collected Works of Sojin Furutachi (Makuyo-sha)
- Introduction to Haiku Gatherings
- The World of Yamaguchi Seison
- Seison Haiku 365 Days (editor/author)
- Collected Works of Sojin Furutachi, Continued
- Embroidered Aster (haiku collection)
- Nogizaka Vertical and Horizontal
- Kiya Riemon (as Rokuro Furutachi)
- Japan Sea Saijiki (haiku collection)
- Reviving Buson: The Miracle of Both Poem and Painting
- Men, O Men
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, refined expression grounded in traditional haiku formA perspective that links natural description with human everyday emotion
- Recurring Motifs
- straitssandwinterseasonal change
Health
-
senility晩年Contributed to death in 2010
Legacy
A prominent postwar haiku poet who also worked as a corporate executive. Winner of the Haiku Poets Association Prize for 'Sound of Sand' and served as an advisor to the Haiku Poets Association. Recognized for both poetic work and critical writing.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (held materials)
Trivia
- Legal name was Rokuro (Rokurō Furutachi).
- Served as vice president of Taiheiyo Kohatsu (Pacific Development company).
- Won the Haiku Poets Association Prize in 1979 for the collection 'Sound of Sand'.