Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2002) criticism category
Hirotoshi Ikawa
いかわ ひろとし
Ikawa Hirotoshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-12-18 （Fukuoka, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fukuoka, Japan → Matsue, Japan → Hong Kong
Career
- Occupations
- poet, editor, building services engineer
- Active Years
- 1959-
- Memberships
- Yohaku Haiku Circle
- Influenced By
- Koichi Kihara, Yukio Tsuji, Nobuo Ozawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimane Prefectural Matsue Technical High School | — | Shipbuilding Department | — | — | Japan |
Shimane Prefectural Matsue Technical High School
Shipbuilding Department
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Prize | And the Ship Goes On | — | Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Prize Committee | winner |
| 2006 | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize | Happiness | — | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee | winner |
| 2006 | Maruyama Yutaka Memorial Contemporary Poetry Prize | Happiness | — | Maruyama Yutaka Memorial Contemporary Poetry Prize Committee | winner |
| 2017 | Maruyama Kaoru Prize | Dreams Have Gone | — | Maruyama Kaoru Prize Committee | winner |
Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Prize
2001
Work:
And the Ship Goes On
Organization:
Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize
2006
Work:
Happiness
Organization:
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Maruyama Yutaka Memorial Contemporary Poetry Prize
2006
Work:
Happiness
Organization:
Maruyama Yutaka Memorial Contemporary Poetry Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Maruyama Kaoru Prize
2017
Work:
Dreams Have Gone
Organization:
Maruyama Kaoru Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Hagiwara Sakutaro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2006) nominee
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Award
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2006) award
Works
Major Works
Abandoned Things: Poetry Collection by Hirotoshi Ikawa
1962 poetry collectionLate-Night Broadcast
1970 poetry collectionFlowers of the Florist, Birds of the Birdshop
1975 poetry collectionPhotograph of the Chest: Poetry Collection
1980 poetry collectionLet's Wait
1989 poetry collectionAnd the Ship Goes On
2001 poetry collection
seajourneyloss
Selected Poems of Hirotoshi Ikawa
2003 poetry collection (Modern Poetry Library)Happiness
2006 poetry collection
everyday lifesense of happiness
Ordinary
2010 poetry collectionDreams Have Gone
2016 poetry collection
memorylossdreams
Bibliography
- Abandoned Things: Poetry Collection (Shichosha, 1962)
- Late-Night Broadcast (Privately published, 1970)
- Flowers of the Florist, Birds of the Birdshop (Shirakawa Shorin, 1975)
- Photograph of the Chest: Poetry Collection (Hakuba Shobo, 1980)
- Let's Wait (1989)
- And the Ship Goes On (Shichosha, 2001)
- Selected Poems of Hirotoshi Ikawa (Shichosha, 2003)
- Happiness (Shichosha, 2006)
- Ordinary (Shichosha, 2010)
- Dreams Have Gone (Shichosha, 2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modern poetrylyrical and concise expressiondetailed depiction of everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- seashipsmemoryeveryday life
Legacy
A Japanese poet active from the late 20th century into the 21st century. Known for works themed around the sea, journey and memory; recipient of multiple literary prizes.
Trivia
- His family ran a shipping company.
- He graduated from a shipbuilding department in high school and worked at a shipyard.
- He traveled around Hong Kong in his late twenties.
- He published a personal magazine titled "Taru".