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Hoshino Bakukyūjin

ほしの ばくきゅうじん

Hoshino Bakukyūjin

Aliases: 星野重蔵
Pen Names: Hoshino Bakukyūjin（Used as haigo (pen name)）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1925-03-04 （Tokyo Prefecture (former)）
Died
2013-05-20 age 88
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
haiku poet
Active Years
1945-2013
Affiliations
Haiku magazine "Tsur(u)", Haiku Poets Association
Memberships
Haiku Poets Association
Influenced By
Hiruma Kaishū, Ishida Hakkyō, Ishizuka Yūji, Ishikawa Keirō

Awards

Haijin Kyokai (Haiku Poets Association) Award
1997
Work: Haiku Collection 'Uteki-shū' (Rain Droplets)
Organization: Haiku Poets Association
Result: 受賞
Shiika Bungakukan Prize (Poetry & Literature Museum Prize)
2010
Work: Haiku Collection 'Kotsubaki-kyo' (Small Camellia Dwelling)
Organization: Poetry and Literature Museum
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Deshi (Apprentice)

1976 haiku collection

First haiku collection, gathering poems from the early postwar period.

natureseasonsapprenticeship/discipline

Kanshoku

1983 haiku collection

A collection emphasizing seasonal sensibilities and quietude.

seasonal awarenesstranquilitydetails of nature

Uteki-shū (Rain Droplets)

1996 haiku collection

A mature collection that received critical recognition.

raintransiencesolitude

Kotsubaki-kyo (Small Camellia Dwelling)

2009 haiku collection

A late-career collection noted for its delicate seasonal sense.

seasonslife and deathfragments of daily life

Bibliography

  • Deshi (haiku collection). Nagata Shobo, 1976
  • Hoshino Bakukyūjin Collection. Haiku Poets Association, 1978
  • Kanshoku (haiku collection). Bokuyosha, 1983
  • Kinsei Haijin no Oto. Gakubunsha, 1984
  • Zoku Kinsei Haijin no Oto. Gakubunsha, 1988
  • Self-Commentary: 100 Selected Haiku. Bokuyosha, 1988
  • Hakkyō Haiku 365 Days. Umesato Shobo, 1992
  • Uteki-shū (haiku collection). Umesato Shobo, 1996
  • Kashin Modern Haiku: Hoshino Bakukyūjin. Kashinsha, 1998
  • Enjaku (haiku collection). Kadokawa Shoten, 1999
  • Teigo (haiku collection). Umesato Shobo, 2002
  • Seasonal Haiku Collection by Hoshino Bakukyūjin. Furansudo, 2003
  • Kotsubaki-kyo (haiku collection). Kadokawa Shoten, 2009

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Concise, condensed expression grounded in modern haiku formA style combining traditional seasonal references with personal sentiment
Recurring Motifs
seasonal and natural detailsmotifs of rain and dropletssolitude and subtle human emotions

Legacy

A haiku poet active from the postwar period to his later years. He edited and presided over the magazine "Tsur(u)", received the Haiku Poets Association Award and the Poetry & Literature Museum Prize, and earned recognition in the contemporary haiku world.

Academic Societies

  • Haiku Poets Association

Trivia

  • Real name was Hoshino Jūzō.
  • Joined the magazine "Tsur(u)" in 1946 and later served as its editor, publisher-responsible, and presiding editor.
  • Received the 36th Haiku Poets Association Award in 1997 and the 25th Poetry & Literature Museum Prize in 2010.