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Kasuya Eiichi

かすや えいいち

Kasuya Eiichi

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1934-11-09 (Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Poet, Writer
活動期間
1956年〜
影響を受けた人物
Ishihara Kishirō

学歴

Waseda University
Faculty of Commerce
期間: 1952-1956
卒業年: 1956
国: Japan
Member of the Waseda Poets' Circle during studies

受賞歴

Takami Jun Prize
1971
対象作品: The Structure of the World
結果: 受賞
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize
1989
対象作品: Evil Spirits
結果: 受賞
Poetry Museum Prize
1999
対象作品: Metamorphosis
結果: 受賞
Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
2005
対象作品: Hibauta / Tenraku
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT
結果: 受賞
Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize
2011
対象作品: A Distant River
結果: 受賞
Contemporary Poets' Prize
2024
対象作品: Paradise
主催: Japan Contemporary Poets' Association
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Structure of the World

1970年 Poetry / Prose Poem

A poetry collection centered on prose poems, featuring fable-like and absurdist expressions; an early representative work.

AbsurdityFableExistence

Kasuya Eiichi Collected Poems

1976年 Poetry

A collected volume in the Modern Poetry Library series, showing prose-poem techniques and fable motifs.

CityMemoryFable

Evil Spirits

1989年 Poetry

A collection that intensifies symbolic imagery and fable-like qualities; recipient of the Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize.

SymbolismFableInner World

Metamorphosis

1999年 Poetry

A collection focused on transformations of body and being; winner of the Poetry Museum Prize.

TransformationBodyExistence

Hibauta / Tenraku

2004年 Poetry

Published in 2004; works dealing with nostalgia, rustic landscapes, downfall and recovery.

NostalgiaNatureDownfall and Recovery

A Distant River

2010年 Poetry

A poetry collection using river and flow imagery to depict memory and time; recipient of the Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize.

TimeMemoryNature

Auspicious Signs

2013年 Poetry

One of the recent works filled with symbolic imagery. Detailed information is limited.

SymbolismOmen

Paradise

2023年 Poetry

A recent poetry collection; recognized with the Contemporary Poets' Prize (42nd).

ParadiseLossRecovery

全著作

  • 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

作風・主題

文体
Prose-poem centered, fable-like and absurdist styleHighly symbolic imagery
頻出モチーフ
AbsurdityFableCity and MemoryNature (rivers, landscapes)

評価・遺産

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.

豆知識

  • 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'.