Contemporary Poetry Hanatsubaki Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1991) award
Masato Inagawa
いながわ まさと
Inagawa Masato
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-06-01 （Tanakura, Fukushima, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tanakura, Fukushima, Japan → Ito, Shizuoka, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Film director, Film critic
- Active Years
- 1974-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shizuoka Prefectural Ito High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tama Art University | Film Department | Film Department | — | — | Japan |
Shizuoka Prefectural Ito High School
Country:
Japan
Tama Art University
Film Department
/ Film Department
Country:
Japan
Expelled while enrolled for involvement in barricade protests
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Gendai-shi Hanatsubaki Prize | 2000 Light-Years of Connotation | — | Shichosha (Hanatsubaki Prize committee) | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Takami Jun Prize | Saint - Canticle | — | Takami Jun Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Ayukawa Nobuo Prize | Poetic Thinning - Dialogues 2002-2009 (with Ikusei Seo) | — | Ayukawa Nobuo Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Gendai-shi Hanatsubaki Prize
1991
Work:
2000 Light-Years of Connotation
Organization:
Shichosha (Hanatsubaki Prize committee)
Result:
受賞
Takami Jun Prize
2008
Work:
Saint - Canticle
Organization:
Takami Jun Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Ayukawa Nobuo Prize
2010
Work:
Poetic Thinning - Dialogues 2002-2009 (with Ikusei Seo)
Organization:
Ayukawa Nobuo Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Takami Jun Award
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2008) award
Works
Major Works
2000 Light-Years of Connotation
1991 PoetryAn experimental poetry collection exploring language and memory, composed of symbolic imagery and fragmentary narratives.
memorylanguagesymbolism
Saint - Canticle
2007 PoetryA poetry collection that uses religious imagery and canticle-like structures; recognized as an award-winning work.
religionprayersong
Poetic Thinning - Dialogues 2002-2009
2009 Dialogues / CriticismA collected dialogue with Ikusei Seo discussing poetic thought and methodology.
poeticsdialoguemethodology
Collected Poems of Masato Inagawa
1979 PoetryA collection of early poems that form the foundation for his later poetic style.
youthful explorationexperimentation
Bibliography
- For the Biography of the Redeemed
- Collected Poems of Masato Inagawa (1979)
- Sealing
- Where Is the One Who Keeps Us Alive?
- Sabotage Toward the Beyond
- Antagonism Device: Splash Book
- Ami and I
- Collected Poems of Masato Inagawa (1990 Modern Poetry Library)
- 2000 Light-Years of Connotation
- Review of the Young Poems You Wrote on the Morning the Precious Writer of Your Era Died
- Complete Poems of Masato Inagawa
- Saint - Canticle
- Poetic Thinning - Dialogues 2002-2009
- Poetry and Human Consent
- Form Belongs to the Reactionary Class
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Experimental and symbolic poetic styleUse of fragmentary narrationFrequent use of religious imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryfragments of languagereligion and prayer
Legacy
A poet who developed a distinctive experimental expression in postwar and contemporary Japanese poetry; he has influenced culture not only through poetry but also film criticism and editorial work. His achievements have been recognized by multiple poetry prizes.
Trivia
- Expelled from Tama Art University for involvement in student activism.
- Co-founded the publishing house Shokishorin in 1974 and was involved in publishing poetry magazines.
- Participated in the editorial work of Cahiers du Cinéma Japon.