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Hatta Kogarashi

はった こがらし

Hatta Kogarashi

Pen Names: Hikari Nikari（Birth name (registered as "Hikari" at birth)）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1925-01-01 （Tsu, Mie, Japan）
Died
2012-03-19 age 87
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Haiku poet, Timber merchant, Rental-book business owner
Active Years
1941-2012
Influenced By
Hasegawa Sosei, Hashimoto Keiji, Yamaguchi Seishi

Awards

Gendai Haiku Association Award
2005
Organization: Gendai Haiku Association
Result: Winner
Ono City Poetry and Literature Award
2011
Work: Kagamizai
Organization: Ono City
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kanbaraku-sho

1988 Haiku

A late-period collection featuring sharp, evocative haiku that capture nature and human gestures.

natureseasonsreality vs. illusion

Arakureshi Nichigetsu no Sho

1995 Haiku

A collection of forceful haiku that poetically express the roughness of daily life.

daily lifevigortime

Yosari

2004 Haiku

A collection centered on delicate sensibilities relating to night and darkness.

nightsolitudelight and shadow

Kagamizai

2010 Haiku

A collection of subtly mysterious haiku that blur the line between reality and imagination. Awarded the Ono City Poetry and Literature Award in 2011.

mirrorsreality vs. illusionmemory

Omokage-cho

Haiku

Details such as publication year are not specified in available sources.

Tendabukuro

Haiku

A haiku collection with limited bibliographic information available.

Bibliography

  • Kanbaraku-sho (Shinya Soshosha, 1988-09)
  • Omokage-cho
  • Arakureshi Nichigetsu no Sho (Fujimi Shobo, 1995-01)
  • Tendabukuro
  • Yosari (Kadokawa Shoten, 2004-09)
  • Kagamizai (Furansu-do, 2010-09)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
mystical, subtly enigmatic styleexpressions that blur reality and illusion
Recurring Motifs
naturemirrorsnightmemory

Health

  • Interstitial pneumonia
    2012年（終末期）
    Died in 2012 from interstitial pneumonia.

Legacy

Active from the wartime period through the postwar era, he resumed writing after a long hiatus and gained recognition for a subtly mysterious haiku style. He received awards such as the Gendai Haiku Association Award and left a notable presence in regional haiku circles.

Academic Societies

  • Gendai Haiku Association

Archives

  • National Diet Library (identifier available)

Trivia

  • Born into a timber-merchant family in Tsu, Mie.
  • Submitted haiku to Hototogisu from a young age and studied under Hasegawa Sosei and Hashimoto Keiji.
  • Suspended haiku composition from 1957 to 1977 to concentrate on business.
  • Received the Ono City Poetry and Literature Award in later life for the collection 'Kagamizai'.