Dakotsu Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (1997) award
Haruko Iijima
いいじま はるこ
Iijima Haruko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1921-01-09 （Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2000-06-06 age 79
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 1959-2000
- Affiliations
- Taka Haiku Society, Modern Haiku Association
- Influenced By
- Toshirō Nomura
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Prefectural Kyoto First Girls' High School (now Kyoto Prefectural Kamogawa High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tanaka Chiyo Fashion Institute | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kyoto Prefectural Kyoto First Girls' High School (now Kyoto Prefectural Kamogawa High School)
Country:
Japan
Graduated from girls' high school
Tanaka Chiyo Fashion Institute
Country:
Japan
Studied fashion; worked in clothing industry after graduation
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Taka Haiku Prize (1st) | — | — | Taka Haiku Society | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Jakko Prize (31st) | Houbou (Hakuhaku — collection title often rendered as "Habouhabou" or transliterated) | — | Jakko Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Taka Haiku Prize (1st)
1966
Organization:
Taka Haiku Society
Result:
受賞
Jakko Prize (31st)
1997
Work:
Houbou (Hakuhaku — collection title often rendered as "Habouhabou" or transliterated)
Organization:
Jakko Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Warabite
1972 haiku collectionEarly collection published by the Taka Haiku Society; features shasei-based haiku.
natureseasonal sensibilityeveryday observation
Shuda
1976 haiku collectionReflects a delicate sense of color and observation, informed by her background in fashion.
coloreveryday lifeKyoto landscapes
Spring Storehouse
1980 haiku collectionFocuses on seasonal change and quiet interiority.
springsilenceshasei (field sketching)
Hatto
1985 haiku collectionA mid-period collection showing maturation and stronger constructed expression.
maturityconstructed imageryobservation of nature
Kanhare (Cold Clear)
1990 haiku collectionContains many poems capturing winter's clear air and everyday solitude.
wintersolitudelandscape
Houbou / Hakuhaku (Ephemeral)
1996 haiku collectionSixth collection; praised for its terse, tension-filled style and awarded the Jakko Prize.
ephemeralityagingnature
Bibliography
- Warabite (1972)
- Shuda (1976)
- In the Reeds (essays, 1974)
- Discovering Haiku (essays, 1980)
- Spring Storehouse (1980)
- Hatto (1985)
- Kanhare (1990)
- Houbou / Hakuhaku (1996)
- Weekdays (posthumous collection, 2001)
- Complete Haiku Collection of Haruko Iijima (2002)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, tension-filled style based on shasei (field sketching)logical and critical approach in criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- natureseasonsagingKyoto scenerymaiko (apprentice geisha)
Legacy
Her finely wrought, tensioned haiku based on shasei and her clear, logical criticism significantly influenced subsequent female haiku poets and haiku criticism.
Academic Societies
- Modern Haiku Association
Quotes
-
At the spring's bottom, a single spoon—summer ends.
Source: Representative haiku / collections
Trivia
- Began writing haiku at age 38 (in 1959, after attending a haiku meeting on behalf of her husband).
- Received the 31st Jakko Prize in 1997.
- Died by suicide in 2000.