Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2001) award
Kamikura Utsuwa
かみくら うつわ
Kamikura Utsuwa
Aliases:
本名・政彰
Pen Names:
Kamikura Utsuwa（Haigo (pen name)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1927-02-22 （Tsurukawa Village (now Machida), Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2017-07-26 age 90
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tsurukawa Village (now Machida), Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 1947-2017
- Affiliations
- Fudo (haiku journal/group), Haiku Poets Association, Japan PEN Club, Japan Artists' Association (Literary)
- Memberships
- Haiku Poets Association (honorary member), Japan PEN Club, Japan Artists' Association (Literary)
- Influenced By
- Ishikawa Keirō
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of Literature | — | 在学（中退） | Japan |
Meiji University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literature
Period:
在学（中退）
Country:
Japan
Did not graduate (dropped out)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Haiku Poets Association Award | Kichin (Kibashira) / Kibatsubaki | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
| 2010 | Haiku Shiki Grand Prize | Hyorin (Ice Ring) | — | Haiku Shiki (journal) | winner |
Haiku Poets Association Award
2002
Work:
Kichin (Kibashira) / Kibatsubaki
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Haiku Shiki Grand Prize
2010
Work:
Hyorin (Ice Ring)
Organization:
Haiku Shiki (journal)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Haiku Shiki Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2010) award
Works
Major Works
Nidai no Kame
1975 haiku collectionA collection of early haiku, part of a series of selected haiku.
everyday lifeeveryday objectsnature
Kichin (Kibashira) / Kibatsubaki
2001 haiku collectionA lyrical collection linking objects and emotions; winner of the Haiku Poets Association Award.
seasonssnowrural life
Hyōrin (Ice Ring)
2009 haiku collectionA collection exploring coldness and distinct imagery to express emotion; winner of the Haiku Shiki Grand Prize.
wintericevisual imagery
Tsuki no Michi (Moon's Path)
2006 haiku collectionA collection centered on the moon and light.
moonlighttranquility
Kamikura Utsuwa
1999 haiku collectionA collection including representative works; an overview of the poet's style.
objectsdaily lifeseasonal sensibility
Bibliography
- Nidai no Kame
- Arima
- Annotated Modern Haiku Series: Kamikura Utsuwa Collection
- Kumagatani
- Kamikura Utsuwa Collection: 100 Self-Commented Haiku
- Kimamori
- Shingo
- Maboroshi
- Kamikura Utsuwa
- Kichin
- Selected Excellent Haiku of Kamikura Utsuwa
- Tsuki no Michi
- Nami no Hana
- Hyōrin
- Gekkō (Moon Rainbow) - Haiku Collection
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A haiku style that expresses human feeling through immediate objectsConcise, visually oriented descriptive style
- Recurring Motifs
- snowthe moonfields / rural lifehousehold objects / everyday things
Legacy
A haiku poet active from the postwar period into the 21st century. Praised for poems that express feeling through concrete objects; recipient of several major awards and an honorary member of the Haiku Poets Association, he contributed to mentoring later generations.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
- Japan PEN Club
- Japan Artists' Association (Literary)
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds works and bibliographic records)
Quotes
-
Fields and paddies, on unmoving things the snow accumulates
Source: From the haiku collection 'Kichin' and others (2001) -
Holding the strap up to the wrist — autumn heat
Source: Representative haiku
Trivia
- He worked as an ornamental metalworker (kazarishi) following his adoptive father but later gave up the trade.
- Honorary member of the Haiku Poets Association; member of Japan PEN Club and the Japan Artists' Association (Literary).
- Studied under Ishikawa Keirō and later became head of the haiku journal 'Fudo' which Ishikawa had led.