Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1980) award
Kaga Hosokawa
ほそかわ かが
Hosokawa Kaga
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-02-11 （Tokyo City (present-day Taito Ward, Tokyo)）
- Died
- 1989-10-25 age 65
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Taito Ward, Tokyo → Ishikawa Prefecture (evacuated period)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, government official (Ministry of Transport), magazine editor/director
- Active Years
- 1940-1989
- Influenced By
- Hagyo Ishida, Kenkichi Kusumoto
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial school | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Commercial school
Country:
Japan
Entered the workforce after elementary school; later attended a commercial school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Sankei Haiku Prize | — | — | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Haijin Kyokai (Haiku Poets' Association) Prize | Ikimitama (Seimitama) | — | Haijin Kyokai (Haiku Poets' Association) | 受賞 |
Sankei Haiku Prize
1957
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Haijin Kyokai (Haiku Poets' Association) Prize
1980
Work:
Ikimitama (Seimitama)
Organization:
Haijin Kyokai (Haiku Poets' Association)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kizuato (Scars)
1973 HaikuA collection of haiku focusing on illness and life circumstances, characterized by a highly lyrical tone.
illnesslife circumstancespathos
Ikimitama (Seimitama)
1980 HaikuA collection demonstrating a more mature poetic style; recipient of the Haijin Kyokai Prize.
maturityeveryday lifenature
Tamamushi
1989 HaikuA late-career collection showing a clearer and gentler poetic style.
claritygentlenesseveryday life
Collected Haiku of Kaga Hosokawa
1993 Haiku (collected works)A posthumous collected edition compiling his haiku collections.
collected worksretrospective
Bibliography
- Kizuato (Scars)
- Ikimitama (Seimitama)
- Tamamushi
- Collected Haiku of Kaga Hosokawa
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Early lyrical, highly rhythmic verseLater style moved toward clarity and gentleness
- Recurring Motifs
- illnessemployment struggleseveryday scenesseasons
Health
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pulmonary tuberculosis1940頃Period of recuperation during which he began submitting haiku
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brain contusion1989Sustained a brain contusion from a fall and died
Legacy
A haiku poet whose early lyrical treatment of illness and life circumstances evolved into a clearer, gentler late style. Recipient of the Haijin Kyokai Prize and recognized within modern haiku circles.
Academic Societies
- Haijin Kyokai (Haiku Poets' Association)
Trivia
- Real name was Koshiichiro (輿一郎).
- Contracted pulmonary tuberculosis around 1940 and began composing haiku while recuperating.
- Won the Sankei Haiku Prize in 1957.
- Retired from the Ministry of Transport in 1984 and founded the magazine 'Hatcho'.
- Died in 1989 from a brain contusion caused by a fall.