Kadokawa Haiku Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1960) award
Isogai Hekiteikan
いそがい へきていかん
Isogai Hekiteikan
Aliases:
甚吉 / Isogai Jinkichi
Pen Names:
Hekiteikan（Used as a haigo (haiku pen-name)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-03-19 （Tokyo Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2013-03-24 age 89
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, calligrapher
- Active Years
- 1950-2013
- Influenced By
- Nakamura Kusatao, Kaneko Otei (calligraphy teacher)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hōnan Commercial School (now Hōnan High School) | — | — | — | 在学中に中退 | Japan |
Hōnan Commercial School (now Hōnan High School)
Period:
在学中に中退
Country:
Japan
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Kadokawa Haiku Prize | On the Given Present | — | Kadokawa Shoten | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Haijin Kyokai Prize (Haiku Poets Association Prize) | Akushu (Handshake) | — | Japan Haiku Association | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Setsuryosha Haiku Grand Prize (Special Prize) | Morin Khuur (Horse-head Fiddle) | 特別賞 | Setsuryosha Haiku Prize Committee | 特別賞受賞 |
Kadokawa Haiku Prize
1960
Work:
On the Given Present
Organization:
Kadokawa Shoten
Result:
受賞
Haijin Kyokai Prize (Haiku Poets Association Prize)
1966
Work:
Akushu (Handshake)
Organization:
Japan Haiku Association
Result:
受賞
Setsuryosha Haiku Grand Prize (Special Prize)
2004
Work:
Morin Khuur (Horse-head Fiddle)
Category:
特別賞
Organization:
Setsuryosha Haiku Prize Committee
Result:
特別賞受賞
Awards & Nominations
Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1966) award
Munakata Haiku Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 5 (2004) special award
Works
Major Works
Akushu (Handshake)
1966 Haiku collectionA collection of early representative haiku, showing influences of free-form haiku and senryu.
natureeveryday lifeseasonality
On the Given Present
1960 Essay/Haiku-related workIncludes works that led to the Kadokawa Haiku Prize.
modernityself-reflection
Morin Khuur (Horse-head Fiddle)
2003 Haiku collectionA late-career haiku collection noted for its lyricism and deep sense of seasonality; it received a special prize at the Setsuryosha Haiku Awards.
seasonalitynaturemelancholy
Zekkai (The Boundless Sea)
1998 Haiku collectionPublished in 1998, this collection contains many poems on expansiveness and solitude.
solitudevastnessnature
Bibliography
- Akushu (Haiku collection). 1966. Yubokusha
- Fundamentals of Haiku: Techniques and Appreciation. Yuzankaku. 1980
- Collected Works of Isogai Hekiteikan. Japan Haiku Association. 1981
- The Heart of Haiku: Practical Haiku Composition Classroom. Yuzankaku. 1983
- Kafun Douji (Haiku collection). 1986. Kadokawa Shoten
- Doke (Haiku collection). 1993. Kadokawa Shoten
- Keys to the Birth of Excellent Haiku. Yuzankaku. 1995
- Ten Chapters to Improve Your Haiku. Yuzankaku. 1995
- Zekkai (Haiku collection). 1998. Asahi Shimbun
- Haiku of the Four Seasons: Writing Excellent Haiku (editor). Yuzankaku. 1999
- Gannoku (Haiku collection). 2001. Kadokawa Shoten
- Morin Khuur (Haiku collection). 2003. Furansudo
- Mikoku Bishō (Haiku collection). 2007. Bungaku no Mori
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, lyrical style based on free-form haikuOccasional senryu-like humor and wit
- Recurring Motifs
- seasonalitynatural imagerythe pathos of everyday life
Health
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lung cancer晩年（2013年に死去）Died of lung cancer in 2013 at the age of 89.
Legacy
Isogai Hekiteikan was a prominent postwar free-form haiku poet who presided over the haikai magazine 'Akushu', influencing younger poets; he was also active and respected as a calligrapher.
Academic Societies
- Japan Haiku Association
- Sogen Calligraphy Association
Trivia
- Real name was Jinkichi.
- Studied under Nakamura Kusatao in 1954.
- Founded and presided over the haikai magazine 'Akushu' in 1974.
- Studied calligraphy under Kaneko Otei and served as a judge for the Sogen Calligraphy Exhibition.