Haiku Poets Association Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1977) award
Yuko Kagiwada
かぎわだ ゆうこ
Kagiwada Yūko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1932-02-21 （Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Died
- 2020-06-11 （Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan） age 88
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan → Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Haiku poet, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1954-2020
- Affiliations
- Haijin Kyokai (served as executive director), Haibungaku-kai, Japan Writers' Association, Japan PEN Club, Magazine 'Miraizu' (founder and editor)
- Memberships
- Haijin Kyokai, Haibungaku-kai, Japan Writers' Association, Japan PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Imoto Nōichi, Murayama Koko, Nakamura Kusatao
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanagawa Prefectural Hiratsuka Girls' High School (now Kanagawa Prefectural Hiratsuka Konan High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Ochanomizu University | Department of Japanese Literature | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1950-1954 | Japan |
Kanagawa Prefectural Hiratsuka Girls' High School (now Kanagawa Prefectural Hiratsuka Konan High School)
Country:
Japan
Ochanomizu University
Department of Japanese Literature
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1950-1954
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
Japan
Studied haiku literature under Imoto Nōichi while enrolled
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Manryoku Newcomer Prize | — | — | Manryoku (haiku journal) | 受賞 |
| — | Manryoku Prize | — | — | Manryoku (haiku journal) | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Haijin Kyokai Newcomer Award | Miraizu | — | Haijin Kyokai | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Haijin Kyokai Prize | Kochō | — | Haijin Kyokai | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Mainichi Art Award | Tōmugen | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Poetry & Literature Museum Award | Hi wa Inori | — | Haiku & Poetry Museum | 受賞 |
Manryoku Newcomer Prize
Organization:
Manryoku (haiku journal)
Result:
受賞
Manryoku Prize
Organization:
Manryoku (haiku journal)
Result:
受賞
Haijin Kyokai Newcomer Award
1977
Work:
Miraizu
Organization:
Haijin Kyokai
Result:
受賞
Haijin Kyokai Prize
2006
Work:
Kochō
Organization:
Haijin Kyokai
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Art Award
2015
Work:
Tōmugen
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Poetry & Literature Museum Award
2020
Work:
Hi wa Inori
Organization:
Haiku & Poetry Museum
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 45 (2005) award
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 35 (2020) award
Works
Major Works
Miraizu
1976 Haiku collectionHer first haiku collection, containing early works and demonstrating a lyrical approach to modern haiku.
NatureSeasonsContemplation of everyday life
Kochō
2005 Haiku collectionA representative mid-career collection characterized by delicate natural description and reflections on aging.
NatureAgingEphemerality
Tōmugen
2015 Haiku collectionA mature collection from her later years, known as an award-winning volume.
SeaTimeMemory
Hi wa Inori
2019 Haiku collectionHer final haiku collection, dealing with themes of prayer, ritual, and the fragility of life.
PrayerLife and deathSeasons
Bibliography
- Miraizu (U Tatsuyama Publishing, 1976)
- Hybō (Bokuyōsha, 1982)
- Asuka (Kadokawa Shoten, 1986)
- Musashino (Kadokawa Shoten, 1990)
- Kōin (Kadokawa Shoten, 1997)
- Fūgetsu (Kajinsha, 2000)
- Kochō (Kadokawa Shoten, 2005)
- Hyakunen (Kadokawa Group Publishing, 2008)
- Tōmugen (KADOKAWA, 2015)
- Hi wa Inori (Kadokawa Bunka Shinkō Zaidan, 2019)
- Complete Haiku of Kagiwada Yūko (Furansudō, 2020)
- Kigo Shinkō 'Matsuri' (Kadokawa Shoten, 1989)
- Haiku & Kigo (Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1990)
- Making Haiku (Kyōbunsha, 1991)
- Haiku Primer: Chance to Write (Honzanami Shoten, 1992)
- Seasons with Haiku (Kadokawa Shoten, 1995)
- Practical Kigo Primer (Fujimi Shobo, 1995)
- Haiku Improvement Course (Asahi Shimbunsha, 1997)
- Flower Travel Gin (Froebel-kan, 1999)
- Flower Saijiki (Kodansha, 4 vols., 2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A traditional haiku style valuing kigo combined with modern lyrical sensibilityContemplative and concise expression
- Recurring Motifs
- NatureBirdsPassage of seasonsAging
Legacy
A prominent female haiku poet active from the postwar period to the present, author of many collections and recipient of major awards including the Haijin Kyokai Prize and Mainichi Art Award. Founder and editor of the haiku magazine Miraizu, contributed to nurturing younger poets, and served as keeper of Shigitatsu-an, exerting considerable influence on the haiku world.
Academic Societies
- Haijin Kyokai
- Haibungaku-kai
- Japan Writers' Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (works held)
Quotes
-
Crane cries—until I think it is the voice of my own body.
Source: Representative haiku (collected in various anthologies)
Trivia
- Served as the 22nd keeper of Shigitatsu-an in Oiso from 2002.
- In 1977 she resigned from teaching after winning the Haijin Kyokai Newcomer Award for her first collection 'Miraizu'.
- Remained actively composing haiku and editing a haiku journal into her later years.