Modern Haiku Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 77 (2022) award
Kei Hayashi
はやし けい
Hayashi Kei
Pen Names:
Kei Hayashi（Haiku pen name (real name: Masami)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-04-08 （Niihari Village, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture (now Minakami)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, secondary school teacher
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Influenced By
- Shigenobu Takayanagi, Yoshima Sawa, Ban'ya Natsuki, Shūson Katō, Ishio Suzuki
- Influenced
- Akira Yamaguchi, Katsura Natsumaru, Kazuki Sotoyama
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niigata University | Faculty of Law and Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Niigata University
Faculty of Law and Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gendai Haiku Association Award | — | — | Gendai Haiku Association | winner |
Gendai Haiku Association Award
2022
Organization:
Gendai Haiku Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Roses at Twilight
1984 haiku collectionAn early haiku collection mixing seasonal imagery with personal recollection.
seasonal imageryremembrance
Silver Cicada
1994 haiku collectionRepresentative mid-career collection noted for formal experiments and careful language.
formal experimentationnature depiction
One Hundred Haiku Notebooks
2021 haiku collectionA recent collection including experimental multi-line forms and explorations of word placement.
multi-line formsword placement
Journeys Near and Far
2025 haiku collectionRecent publication containing haiku themed on movement of place and sense of time.
traveltime
Bibliography
- Roses at Twilight (Shichichi-sha, 1984)
- The Bronze Era (Bokuyo-sha, 1985)
- Silver Cicada (Furansudo, 1994)
- Land of Wind (Furansudo, 2004)
- Verbs (Gendai Haiku Association, 2017)
- Journeys Near and Far (Wepp, 2025)
- Whereabouts of the Captain (Shoshi Kirin, 1998)
- Haiku: The Present Toward the Beyond (Shigakusha, 2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental forms such as four-line haiku and multi-line formatsexploration of expression through word-based haiku
- Recurring Motifs
- subtle seasonal depictionword placement and rhythm
Legacy
A haiku poet who expanded expressive range in contemporary haiku through formal experiments. Also noted as an educator who nurtured young talent regionally; recognized with awards such as the Gendai Haiku Association Award.
Academic Societies
- Gendai Haiku Association
- Gunma Literary Council
Trivia
- Real name is Masami.
- Served as adviser to literature and haiku clubs at Kiryu High School in Gunma, mentoring many students.
- Served as a selector for the Jomo Junior Haiku column in the Jomo Shimbun.