Tanka Research Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1976) award
Ryuichi Ishimoto
いしもと りゅういち
Ishimotō Ryūichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-12-10 （Shirokane, Shiba-ku (then Tokyo City), Japan）
- Died
- 2010-03-31 age 79
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, editor, teacher
- Active Years
- 1950-2010
- Influenced By
- Susumu Kagawa, Yūgure Maeda
- Influenced
- Shigeki Ono
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters | First Faculty of Letters | Department of English | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
First Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English
Country:
Japan
Participated in the tanka magazine 'Chichukai' while a student. Entered graduate school then left before completion.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Gendai Kajin Kyokai Award (nominated) | Mokuba Kishi | — | Gendai Kajin Kyokai (Modern Poets Association) | 候補 |
| 1971 | Japan Kajin Club Recommended Collection | Seikiryu | — | Japan Kajin Club | 選出 |
| 1976 | Tanka Kenkyu Award | Memories of Castor (Hima no Kioku) | — | Tanka Kenkyu Publishing / Society | 受賞 |
Gendai Kajin Kyokai Award (nominated)
1964
Work:
Mokuba Kishi
Organization:
Gendai Kajin Kyokai (Modern Poets Association)
Result:
候補
Japan Kajin Club Recommended Collection
1971
Work:
Seikiryu
Organization:
Japan Kajin Club
Result:
選出
Tanka Kenkyu Award
1976
Work:
Memories of Castor (Hima no Kioku)
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu Publishing / Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mokuba Kishi
1964 tankaFirst collection of tanka poems, containing lyrical poems grounded in wartime evacuation memories and everyday life.
memorywar and evacuationeveryday life
Seikiryu
1970 tankaSecond collection featuring clarity of poetic imagery and technical exploration in tanka.
natureintrospectiontime
Hima no Kioku (Memories of Castor)
1976 tankaA collection centered on memory and personal experience; the work that received the Tanka Kenkyu Award.
memorypersonal historynature
Bibliography
- Mokuba Kishi (Chichukai Series) 1964
- Seikiryu (Chichukai Series) 1970
- Hima no Kioku (tanka collection) 1976
- Suiba (tanka collection) 1991
- Yajirobee (tanka collection) 2002
- Complete Tanka Collections of Ryuichi Ishimoto (Tanka Kenkyu-sha) 2016
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, emotionally resonant tankaa traditional yet experimental approach emphasizing form and technique
- Recurring Motifs
- nature (seasons, sea, light)memory and timewartime evacuation memories
Legacy
Recognized as an important postwar tanka poet who also contributed as an editor and magazine founder, mentoring younger poets and promoting tanka through the magazine 'Hyo-gen' ('Hyo-gen' / 'Hyougen').
Academic Societies
- Gendai Kajin Kyokai (Modern Poets Association)
- Japan Kajin Club
Trivia
- He was evacuated during World War II to Kabaho Village in Ibaraki Prefecture.
- Worked in the tanka editorial department at Kadokawa Shoten.
- Founded and edited the tanka magazine 'Hyo-gen' (Hyogen) in 1972.