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Ippo Yamamoto

やまもと いっぽ

Yamamoto Ippo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1953-11-28 （Ōhasama, Iwate Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
haiku poet
Active Years
1980-
Affiliations
Head of the haiku magazine 'Kodama' (editor/leader), Advisor, Yokohama Haikai-kai
Influenced By
Kobayashi Kōji

Awards

Kadokawa Haiku Prize
1996
Work: Yubi (collection of 50 haiku)
Organization: Kadokawa Shoten
Result: 受賞
Haiku Poets Association Newcomer Award (23rd)
1998
Work: Mimi Futatsu
Organization: Haiku Poets Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ichiyō

1988 Haiku

A collection of early haiku works characterized by delicate seasonal words and personal contemplation.

natureseasonspersonal memory

Two Ears

1998 Haiku

A haiku collection themed on social sensitivity and listening to others. Recipient of the Haiku Poets Association Newcomer Award.

listeningotherseveryday life

Ichiraku

2006 Haiku

A collection gathering poems that blend lightness with a touch of melancholia.

melancholyhumordaily life

Kaguramen

2011 Haiku

A collection that uses traditional rituals and masks as motifs, invoking folkloric imagery.

traditionfestivalsfolklore

Kodama

2017 Haiku collection

A collection named after the haiku magazine he leads. Poems reflect a mature perspective on nature and everyday life.

maturityviews of naturenostalgia

Spring Mountain

2022 Haiku

A recent collection focusing on spring scenes in mountain villages.

springmountainsrural life

Bibliography

  • Ichiyō (Bokuyōsha, 1988)
  • Mimi Futatsu (Kodama Publishing, 1998)
  • Ichiraku (Bungaku no Mori, 2006)
  • Kaguramen (Bungaku no Mori, 2011)
  • Kodama (Hon'ami Shoten, 2017)
  • Spring Mountain (Hon'ami Shoten, 2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Concise, contemplative style grounded in traditional seasonal words (kigo)Expression that intertwines natural description with introspection
Recurring Motifs
mountain and rural landscapesseasons (spring, autumn)festivals and maskshuman interiority

Legacy

As a haiku poet from a regional background, he leads the haiku magazine 'Kodama', contributes to nurturing younger poets and developing local haiku culture. He has received awards such as the Kadokawa Haiku Prize and is respected for his pragmatic contemporary haiku style.

Trivia

  • Born in 1953 in Ōhasama (Ōhasama town), Iwate Prefecture.
  • Participated in the launch of the haiku magazine 'Hayashi' in 1980 and founded the haiku magazine 'Kodama' in 1993.
  • Won the Kadokawa Haiku Prize in 1996 for the 50-haiku piece 'Yubi'.
  • Received the 23rd Haiku Poets Association Newcomer Award for 'Mimi Futatsu' (1998).