H Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1966) award
Yasuo Irizawa
いりさわ やすお
Irizawa Yasuo
Aliases:
入澤 康夫
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-11-03 （Matsue, Shimane, Japan）
- Died
- 2018-10-15 age 86
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet, French literature scholar
- Active Years
- 1951-2018
- Affiliations
- Japan Art Academy (member)
- Memberships
- Japan Art Academy, Miyazawa Kenji Society (advisor/associated)
- Influenced By
- Kenji Miyazawa, Gérard de Nerval
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature | — | — | — | Japan |
The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
Japan
Published his debut poetry collection while a student
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | H Prize | Essays on Seasons (literal translation) | — | — | winner |
| 1968 | Yomiuri Literary Prize (Poetry/Haiku) | My Izumo, My Requiem | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | winner |
| 1983 | Takami Jun Prize | Landscapes Where the Dead Gather | — | — | winner |
| 1988 | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize | Waterfront Travel Songs (literal translation) | — | — | winner |
| 1994 | Gendai-shi Hanatsubaki Prize | Drifting Boat / My Descent to Hell (literal translation) | — | — | winner |
| 1998 | Mainichi Arts Award | Collected Poems 1951-1994 / Songs: Far Winter | — | Mainichi Shimbun | winner |
| 1998 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | — | recipient |
| 2002 | Hagihara Sakutaro Prize | Tohoi Utage (Distant Revelry) (literal translation) | — | — | winner |
| 2006 | Poetry and Literature Museum Prize | Alborada | — | — | winner |
H Prize
1966
Work:
Essays on Seasons (literal translation)
Result:
winner
Yomiuri Literary Prize (Poetry/Haiku)
1968
Work:
My Izumo, My Requiem
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
winner
Takami Jun Prize
1983
Work:
Landscapes Where the Dead Gather
Result:
winner
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize
1988
Work:
Waterfront Travel Songs (literal translation)
Result:
winner
Gendai-shi Hanatsubaki Prize
1994
Work:
Drifting Boat / My Descent to Hell (literal translation)
Result:
winner
Mainichi Arts Award
1998
Work:
Collected Poems 1951-1994 / Songs: Far Winter
Organization:
Mainichi Shimbun
Result:
winner
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1998
Result:
recipient
Hagihara Sakutaro Prize
2002
Work:
Tohoi Utage (Distant Revelry) (literal translation)
Result:
winner
Poetry and Literature Museum Prize
2006
Work:
Alborada
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Takami Jun Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 13 (1983) award
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 26 (1988) award
Contemporary Poetry Hanatsubaki Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 12 (1994) award
Hagiwara Sakutaro Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 10 (2002) award
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 21 (2006) poetry
Works
Major Works
Happiness — Or Unhappiness
1955 poetry collectionHis debut poetry collection published while still a student; contains early representative poems.
existenceseasonsintrospection
Essays on Seasons
1965 poetry / poetic essaysA set of works linking observations of seasons and nature with poetic thought. Awarded the H Prize.
seasonsnaturememory
My Izumo, My Requiem
1968 poetry collectionPoems themed on his native Izumo; known as the work that won the Yomiuri Literary Prize.
homelandrequiemremembrance
Tohoi Utage (Distant Revelry)
2002 poetry collectionA late-career poetry collection showing his matured poetic achievements.
recollectiontimeaging
Bibliography
- Happiness — Or Unhappiness (1955)
- Essays on Seasons (1965)
- My Izumo, My Requiem (1968)
- Collected Poems 1951-1994 (1996)
- Tohoi Utage (Distant Revelry) (2002)
- Alborada (2005)
Translations by Author
- Complete Works of Nerval (editor/co-translator)
- Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe (co-translator)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- intellectual, technically elaborate poetrystyle informed by theoretical/critical study
- Recurring Motifs
- seasonshomeland (Izumo)memory / requiem
Legacy
A modern poet influential in both creative and critical fields. He contributed to introducing French poetry to Japan and to scholarship on Kenji Miyazawa, and was highly regarded as a member of the Japan Art Academy.
Academic Societies
- Miyazawa Kenji Society
- Japan Art Academy (member)
Archives
- National Diet Library (related materials)
- NDL authority data
Trivia
- His debut collection 'Happiness — Or Unhappiness' was published while he was still a student.
- He received the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1998 and became a member of the Japan Art Academy in 2008.