Oguma Hideo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1997) award
Kizugawa Akio
きつかわ あきお
Kitsukawa Akio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-10-28 （Takikawa, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Died
- 2012-05-22 age 82
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Takikawa, Hokkaido (birthplace) → Shintotsukawa (literary circle activity) → Sapporo (participation in poetry magazines) → Moved to Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1945-2012
- Memberships
- Japan Contemporary Poets Association (Chairman, 2001–2002)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Takikawa Middle School (now Hokkaido Takikawa High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Old Takikawa Middle School (now Hokkaido Takikawa High School)
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the old middle school. Exact year unknown.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Oguma Hideo Prize | Darkness of the Maze | — | Oguma Hideo Prize Selection Committee | Winner |
| 1999 | Japan Poets Club Prize | The Bamboo Otherworld | — | Japan Poets Club | Winner |
| 2001 | Tomita Saika Prize | A Small Country in the Palm | — | Tomita Saika Prize Selection Committee | Winner |
Oguma Hideo Prize
1997
Work:
Darkness of the Maze
Organization:
Oguma Hideo Prize Selection Committee
Result:
Winner
Japan Poets Club Prize
1999
Work:
The Bamboo Otherworld
Organization:
Japan Poets Club
Result:
Winner
Tomita Saika Prize
2001
Work:
A Small Country in the Palm
Organization:
Tomita Saika Prize Selection Committee
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Japan Poets Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (1999) award
Tomita Saika Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 13 (2002) award
Works
Major Works
Darkness of the Maze
1996 Poetry collectionA collection of poems reflecting on inner life, memory, and solitude.
SolitudeMemoryInner life
The Bamboo Otherworld
1998 Poetry collectionA poetry collection that depicts otherworldliness and transformation through nature and landscape.
NatureTransformationOtherworld
A Small Country in the Palm
2001 Poetry collectionA short collection of delicate poems that lift fragments of daily life and imagination.
Everyday lifeImaginationObservation of details
Bibliography
- Fantastic Self-Portrait
- The Pain of Snow
- Structures of Dreams
- Festival of the Birds
- Kizugawa Akio Collected Poems
- Himi
- The Man of Cold Wind and Birdsong
- Darkness of the Maze
- The Bamboo Otherworld
- St. Elmo's Fire
- New Edition: Collected Poems of Kizugawa Akio
- A Small Country in the Palm
- Life and Transformation: Essays on Poetry 1
- No Hunting Zone
- Poetry and Wandering: Essays on Poetry 2
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modernist poetic styleLyrical yet experimental expression
- Recurring Motifs
- Nature and landscapeMemory and the pastTransformation
Legacy
A postwar poet from Hokkaido who continued writing for decades, founding and contributing to poetry magazines and serving as a leader in contemporary Japanese poetry. Recognized for bridging regional and urban perspectives and for explorations of the inner life.
Academic Societies
- Japan Contemporary Poets Association
Trivia
- Born in Takikawa, Hokkaido.
- Founded the poetry magazine 'Horn' in 1973 and 'Kouya' in 1977.
- Served as chairman of the Japan Contemporary Poets Association from 2001 to 2002.