Japan Poets Club Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2005) award
Hoshi Yoshihiro
ほし よしひろ
Hoshi Yoshihiro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-01-28 （Imaichi (now Nikko), Tochigi Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Imaichi (now Nikko), Tochigi Prefecture → Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Performer/Reader, Poetry critic
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Poets Club, Japan Association of Contemporary Poets, Japan Writers' Association, Saitama Poets' Association, Contributor, poetry magazine 'Kokokara'
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Poets Club, Japan Association of Contemporary Poets, Japan Writers' Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokugakuin University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Literature | — | 1976-1980 | Japan |
Kokugakuin University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literature
Period:
1976-1980
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Japan Poets Club Newcomer Award (15th) | Mizusō no Mori (Water Burial Forest) | — | Japan Poets Club | winner |
| 2018 | Japan Poetry, Haiku and Essay Criticism Association Prize | Kieru (Disappearing) | — | Japan Poetry, Haiku and Essay Criticism Association | winner |
Japan Poets Club Newcomer Award (15th)
2005
Work:
Mizusō no Mori (Water Burial Forest)
Organization:
Japan Poets Club
Result:
winner
Japan Poetry, Haiku and Essay Criticism Association Prize
2018
Work:
Kieru (Disappearing)
Organization:
Japan Poetry, Haiku and Essay Criticism Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Japan Poetry Tanka Haiku Association Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2018) association award
Works
Major Works
Kemonosuji
1996 Poetry collectionAn early poetry collection containing short poems that take nature and local roots as themes.
naturelocal identity
Mizusō no Mori (Water Burial Forest)
2004 Poetry collectionA group of poems themed around death, water, and memory. Awarded the Japan Poets Club Newcomer Award in 2005.
deathmemorynature
Shizuka ni Furitsumu Inochi no Kagiri
2013 Poetry collectionA poetry collection that explores human depths through images of life, death, and quietness.
life and deathsilencetime
Tooi Ko'ei (Distant Solitary Shadow)
2025 Poetry collectionPublished in 2025, this collection gathers the author's recent poems, further probing local identity and individual memory.
local identitymemorysolitude
Bibliography
- Kemonosuji (1996, Doyobi Bijutsusha Publishing)
- Mizusō no Mori (2004, Doyobi Bijutsusha Publishing)
- Shizuka ni Furitsumu Inochi no Kagiri (2013, Sunagoya Shobo)
- Tooi Ko'ei (2025, Doyobi Bijutsusha Publishing)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricaluse of regional dialectsimage-focused, symbolic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- local identitylife and deathwater imagerymemory
Legacy
A contemporary Japanese poet known for works focusing on local identity and memory. Active in public readings, reviews, and as a committee member, he has influence in regional poetry circles.
Academic Societies
- Japan Poets Club
- Japan Association of Contemporary Poets
Trivia
- Graduated from Kokugakuin University, Faculty of Letters (1980)
- Won the Japan Poets Club Newcomer Award in 2005 for 'Mizusō no Mori'
- Resident of Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture
- Contributor to the poetry magazine 'Kokokara'