Takami Jun Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1972) award
Kasuya Eiichi
かすや えいいち
Kasuya Eiichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-11-09 （Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer
- Active Years
- 1956-
- Influenced By
- Ishihara Kishirō
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Commerce | — | — | 1952-1956 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Commerce
Period:
1952-1956
Year of Graduation:
1956
Country:
Japan
Member of the Waseda Poets' Circle during studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Takami Jun Prize | The Structure of the World | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize | Evil Spirits | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Poetry Museum Prize | Metamorphosis | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) | Hibauta / Tenraku | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize | A Distant River | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Contemporary Poets' Prize | Paradise | — | Japan Contemporary Poets' Association | 受賞 |
Takami Jun Prize
1971
Work:
The Structure of the World
Result:
受賞
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize
1989
Work:
Evil Spirits
Result:
受賞
Poetry Museum Prize
1999
Work:
Metamorphosis
Result:
受賞
Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
2005
Work:
Hibauta / Tenraku
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT
Result:
受賞
Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize
2011
Work:
A Distant River
Result:
受賞
Contemporary Poets' Prize
2024
Work:
Paradise
Organization:
Japan Contemporary Poets' Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Rekitei Prize (formerly Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize)
1 appearances
-
Edition 27 (1989) award
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 15 (2000) award
Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
2 appearances
-
Edition 55 (2005) award
-
Edition 55 (2005) award
Miyoshi Tatsuji Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 6 (2011) award
Contemporary Poet Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 42 (2024) award
Works
Major Works
The Structure of the World
1970 Poetry / Prose PoemA poetry collection centered on prose poems, featuring fable-like and absurdist expressions; an early representative work.
AbsurdityFableExistence
Kasuya Eiichi Collected Poems
1976 PoetryA collected volume in the Modern Poetry Library series, showing prose-poem techniques and fable motifs.
CityMemoryFable
Evil Spirits
1989 PoetryA collection that intensifies symbolic imagery and fable-like qualities; recipient of the Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize.
SymbolismFableInner World
Metamorphosis
1999 PoetryA collection focused on transformations of body and being; winner of the Poetry Museum Prize.
TransformationBodyExistence
Hibauta / Tenraku
2004 PoetryPublished in 2004; works dealing with nostalgia, rustic landscapes, downfall and recovery.
NostalgiaNatureDownfall and Recovery
A Distant River
2010 PoetryA poetry collection using river and flow imagery to depict memory and time; recipient of the Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize.
TimeMemoryNature
Auspicious Signs
2013 PoetryOne of the recent works filled with symbolic imagery. Detailed information is limited.
SymbolismOmen
Paradise
2023 PoetryA recent poetry collection; recognized with the Contemporary Poets' Prize (42nd).
ParadiseLossRecovery
Bibliography
- The Structure of the World
- Kasuya Eiichi Collected Poems
- Poetry Collection: Evil Spirits
- Mirror and the City
- Metamorphosis
- Continued: Kasuya Eiichi Collected Poems
- Tenraku
- Hibauta
- A Distant River
- Auspicious Signs
- Paradise
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Prose-poem centered, fable-like and absurdist styleHighly symbolic imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- AbsurdityFableCity and MemoryNature (rivers, landscapes)
Legacy
Kasuya Eiichi is a poet known for prose-poem based, fable-like and absurdist works, holding an important position in contemporary Japanese poetry. He has received multiple major awards and influenced the postwar to contemporary Japanese poetry scene.
Trivia
- Born in Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture.
- Family ran a tea business called Nitsuya.
- Cousin is poet Tetsuzō Tsubukai (Ryūrai/Tsubukai).
- Graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Commerce; was a member of the Waseda Poets' Circle.
- Participated in 'Rocinante' in 1957 and met poet Ishihara Kishirō.
- In 1995, involved in founding the poetry journal 'Yumei'.