Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Award
2 appearances
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Edition 5 (2005) criticism category
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Edition 11 (2011) award
Kato Ikuya
かとう いくや
Kato Ikuya
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-01-03 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2012-05-16 age 83
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet, haiku poet, critic
- Active Years
- 1950-2012
- Influenced By
- Hino Sōjō, Saito Sanki (Nishito Sanki), Takayanagi Shigenobu, Yoshida Ippo, Nishiwaki Junzaburo
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Drama | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Drama
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Drama in 1951
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21st Century Ehime Haiku Prize (Tomizawa Akio Award) | Kato Ikuya: Collected Haiku | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Award (Criticism) | Shisei Furyu: Essays on the Haiku Circle | 評論部門 | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Award (Haiku) | Bansetsu | 俳句部門 | — | 受賞 |
21st Century Ehime Haiku Prize (Tomizawa Akio Award)
2001
Work:
Kato Ikuya: Collected Haiku
Result:
受賞
Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Award (Criticism)
2005
Work:
Shisei Furyu: Essays on the Haiku Circle
Category:
評論部門
Result:
受賞
Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Award (Haiku)
2011
Work:
Bansetsu
Category:
俳句部門
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Spherical Sense
1959 haiku collectionAn early haiku collection showcasing experimental approaches influenced by Western poetry.
experimental expressionnatureform and innovation
Realm of the End (poems)
1965 poetry collectionA poetry collection exploring experimental and symbolic modes.
symbolismexistentialismapocalyptic motifs
Bansetsu
2010 haiku collectionA late-career haiku collection emphasizing Edo-era aesthetics and haikai tastes.
Edo aestheticshaikaimaturity
Bibliography
- Spherical Sense (Haiku Hyoronsha), 1959
- Realm of the End (Shichosha), 1965
- Definitive Kato Ikuya Haiku Collection (Jinbun Shoin), 1975
- Kato Ikuya Collected Haiku (Oki Shokusha), 2000
- Shisei Furyu: Essays on the Haiku Circle (Iwanami Shoten), 2004
- Bansetsu (Kadokawa Gakugei), 2010
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Experimental style applying lessons from Western poetry to fixed-form haikuA blend of Edo aesthetics and haikai tastes combining realism and play
- Recurring Motifs
- Edo-era motifshaikai humornature depiction and formal experimentation
Health
-
heart disease晩年Died of heart failure in 2012
Legacy
Active across haiku, poetry and criticism, he is known for introducing experimental methods from Western poetry into fixed-form haiku. He founded the Kato Ikuya Prize in 1998 to support younger writers and was later praised for his studies of Edo haikai.
Trivia
- Worked at Nippon Television (NTV).
- Established the Kato Ikuya Prize (single-author selection) in 1998.
- Caused controversy by confessing a past affair in a revised edition of his memoir 'Kofoku Kenbunroku'.