Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (1997) award
Toshiro Kiyosaki
きよさき としお
Kiyosaki Toshiro
Pen Names:
Kiyosaki Toshiro（Pen name (legal name Hoshino Toshiro)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-02-05 （Akasaka, Tokyo (formerly Tokyo City)）
- Died
- 1999-05-12 （Tokyo） age 77
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo (birthplace and primary residence/workplace)
Career
- Occupations
- Haiku poet, Japanese literature scholar, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1940-1999
- Affiliations
- Keio University (faculty), Editor/leader of the magazine 'Wakaba', Contributor/member of the magazine 'Hototogisu', Judge for Yomiuri Haiku Column
- Memberships
- Haiku Poets Association
- Influenced By
- Fuyasu Fusei (poet), Takahama Kyoshi, Shinobu Orikuchi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters | Studied folklore within literature | — | 1942-1948 | Japan |
Keio University
Faculty of Letters
/ Studied folklore within literature
Period:
1942-1948
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
Japan
Studied folklore under Shinobu Orikuchi and Yasaburo Ikeda
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Haiku Poets Association Prize | Bon (Haiku collection) | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
Haiku Poets Association Prize
1997
Work:
Bon (Haiku collection)
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bon
1997 Haiku collectionPublished in 1997. A haiku collection emphasizing nature-themed poems over everyday life, recipient of the Haiku Poets Association Prize.
natureseasonal topicskacho fu-ei (bird-and-flower satire/imagery)
Keifu (Lineage) — Haiku Collection
1985 Haiku collectionPublished in 1985. One of Kiyosaki's collections summarizing his style; characterized by plain expression centered on nature-themed poems.
naturesense of seasonsketch-like objectivity
Bibliography
- Takahama Kyoshi (Haiku series: People and Works)
- Haikai and Folklore
- Feasts of Literature: Japanese Folklore and Literary Companions
- Collected Works of Toshiro Kiyosaki (with notes)
- Togakushiku — Haiku Collection
- Keifu — Haiku Collection
- Kacho: Toshiro Kiyosaki Haiku Collection
- Toshiro Kiyosaki: Selected 300 Haiku
- Toshiro Kiyosaki (Kagami-sha)
- Bon — Haiku Collection
- Complete Appreciation of Modern Haiku Vol.10: Toshiro Kiyosaki (ed.)
- Island People — Haiku Collection by Toshiro Kiyosaki
- Collected Toshiro Kiyosaki: By Seasonal Topics
- Kaijin — Haiku Collection
- Collected Works of Toshiro Kiyosaki (Haiku Poets Association edition)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- plain languagesimplified dictionobjective sketching (kyakkanshasei)kacho fu-ei (bird-and-flower imagery)
- Recurring Motifs
- natural imageryseasonal topics (four seasons)birds and flowersMilky Way and night sky
Health
-
tuberculous coxitis (tuberculosis)1930s-1940s（学生時代に罹患し療養）His convalescence prompted the start of his haiku composition
Legacy
Toshiro Kiyosaki, trained by Kyoshi Takahama and Fusei Tomiyasu, consistently adhered to objective sketching and kacho imagery and is regarded as a representative 20th-century haiku poet. He taught and mentored younger generations, and his collections are highly regarded in haiku circles.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (works and holdings)
- VIAF / International authority databases hold records
Quotes
-
A bent mouth — that yawn, the butterfly's daytime
Source: Representative haiku (collected works/anthologies)
Trivia
- Legal name was Hoshino Toshiro.
- Graduated from Keio University and later taught there.
- Succeeded as editor of the magazine 'Wakaba' and served as a judge for Yomiuri Haiku column.