Modern Haiku Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1952) award
Ayako Hosomi
ほそみ あやこ
Hosomi Ayako
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1907-03-31 （Ashida Village, Hikami District, Hyōgo Prefecture (now Tamba City, Hyōgo Prefecture)）
- Died
- 1997-09-06 age 90
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Ashida Village, Hyōgo Prefecture (birthplace) → Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture (convalescence period) → Musashino, Tokyo (from 1956)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, essayist, editor
- Active Years
- 1929-1996
- Affiliations
- Contributing member of the magazine 'Kaze'
- Influenced By
- Seisei Matsuse
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Women's University | — | Department of Japanese Literature | — | 1923-1927 | Japan |
Japan Women's University
Department of Japanese Literature
Period:
1923-1927
Year of Graduation:
1927
Country:
Japan
Studied Japanese literature; began haiku activities soon after graduation
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kayasha Prize (2nd) | Fuyubara (haiku collection) | — | Kayasha Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education Award | Kigiten (haiku collection; often rendered Kigiten) | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan) | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Jakotsu Prize | Mandala (haiku collection) | — | Jakotsu Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Kayasha Prize (2nd)
1952
Work:
Fuyubara (haiku collection)
Organization:
Kayasha Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education Award
1975
Work:
Kigiten (haiku collection; often rendered Kigiten)
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
Result:
受賞
Jakotsu Prize
1979
Work:
Mandala (haiku collection)
Organization:
Jakotsu Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class
1981
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1975) award
Dakotsu Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 13 (1979) award
Works
Major Works
Kigiten
1974 Haiku collectionA collection noted for delicate, elegant haiku. Praised for precise depiction of subjects and versatile expression; recipient of the Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education Award).
natureseasonsobservations of daily life
Mandala
1978 Haiku collectionOne of her later collections, featuring a fusion of delicate sketching and personal feeling; contributed to her winning the Jakotsu Prize.
flowersbirdssubtleties of everyday life
Bibliography
- Momo wa Yae (Haiku Collection)
- Fuyubara (Haiku Collection)
- Kiji (Haiku Collection)
- My Saijiki (Seasonal Notes)
- Kigiten
- My Saijiki (Shepherd Press edition)
- Collected Works of Ayako Hosomi
- Mandala (Haiku Collection)
- Colors of Flowers (Essays)
- The Expressions of Haiku
- One Hundred Nara Haiku
- Zonmon (Haiku Collection)
- Kin'ichi Haiku Appreciation
- Ayako Hosomi: Selected 300 Haiku
- Niji Tatsu (Haiku Collection)
- Ayako's Haiku Saijiki
- Musashino Saijiki
- Ayako Hosomi (Kashinsha)
- Complete Haiku Collection of Ayako Hosomi (KADOKAWA, ed. Taro Sawaki)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- sketch-like objective depictionpersonal and intuitive expressiondelicate and elegant diction
- Recurring Motifs
- seasonal nature (flowers, birds)scenes of daily lifematernal and family emotions
Health
-
tuberculosis; pleurisy1929頃Required convalescence; this period prompted her to begin composing haiku
Legacy
Regarded as one of the notable female haiku poets of the 20th century, she left numerous collections characterized by objective sketching combined with personal feeling. She received major honors such as the Art Encouragement Prize and the Jakotsu Prize, and was awarded an Order of the Sacred Treasure.
Academic Societies
- Modern Haiku Association
Archives
- Holdings in the National Diet Library (Japan)
Quotes
-
Broad beans truly have a blue-tinted taste.
Source: Representative haiku (source unspecified)
Trivia
- Her husband was the haiku poet Kin'ichi Sawaki.
- In 1965 she wrote the school song for her alma mater, Ashida Elementary School.