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第23回(1990年) award
Koda Shirō
こうだ しろう
Koda Shirō
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1936-01-03 (Tokyo, Japan)
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- poet, wagashi (Japanese confectionery) shop owner
- 活動期間
- 1975年〜
- 所属
- Choryu Poetry Group, Suisen (Taru-sen), Modern Poets' Association
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuo University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Oguma Hideo Prize | The Big Hand Comes | — | Oguma Hideo Prize Committee | winner |
| 2002 | Ono Jūzaburō Prize | Summer at Jinba Kinjiro's Dry Goods Store | — | Ono Jūzaburō Prize Committee | winner |
| 2014 | Modern Poets' Prize | Transmission | — | Modern Poets' Association | winner |
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Morning Greetings: Poems by Koda Shirō
1975年 poetry collectionAn early collection weaving everyday downtown scenes and small-shop life into verse.
Afternoon Scenes: Poems by Koda Shirō
1982年 poetry collectionPoems depicting the atmosphere of city afternoons and fragments of memory.
The Big Hand Comes: Poems by Koda Shirō
1989年 poetry collectionIncludes work that won the Oguma Hideo Prize in 1990; a representative collection.
The Couple of Tsukumo Confectionery: Poems
1992年 poetry collectionA collection of poems about the daily life and routines of a couple running a wagashi shop.
The Man of Old: Poems
1994年 poetry collectionA mid-period collection centered on retrospection and fragments of the past.
Smoke Stings the Eyes
1995年 poetry collectionContains short, sharp poems that evoke the smells and sensations of daily life.
Japanese Contemporary Poetry Library: Collected Poems of Koda Shirō
1996年 poetry collection / selected worksA selected collection compiling his major works.
Summer at Jinba Kinjiro's Dry Goods Store: Poems
2001年 poetry collectionA poetical collection with a local narrative set in a shop; won the Ono Jūzaburō Prize in 2002.
Kurayami-zaka: Poems
2006年 poetry collectionContains poems that explore darkness and the corners of memory.
Winter's Weak Sun and Angry Udon: Poems
2007年 poetry collectionA late-period collection mixing humor and quotidian sensibility.
Transmission: Poems
2013年 poetry collectionA work themed on communication and the transmission of language; won the Modern Poets' Prize in 2014.
全著作
- Morning Greetings: Poems by Koda Shirō (Choryu Publishing, 1975)
- Afternoon Scenes: Poems by Koda Shirō (Choryu Publishing, 1982)
- The Big Hand Comes: Poems by Koda Shirō (Choryu Publishing, 1989)
- The Couple of Tsukumo Confectionery: Poems (Wani Production, 1992)
- The Man of Old: Poems (Wani Production, 1994)
- Smoke Stings the Eyes (Shigakusha, 1995)
- Japanese Contemporary Poetry Library: Collected Poems of Koda Shirō (Doyobi Art Publishing, 1996)
- Summer at Jinba Kinjiro's Dry Goods Store: Poems (Wani Production, 2001)
- Kurayami-zaka: Poems (Wani Production, 2006)
- Winter's Weak Sun and Angry Udon: Poems (Wani Production, 2007)
- Transmission: Poems (Wani Production, 2013)
作風・主題
- 文体
- colloquial style emphasizing everyday descriptionrealistic depictions woven with downtown life
- 頻出モチーフ
- downtown scenerywagashi and small shopschanging seasonsmemory and reminiscence
評価・遺産
Koda Shirō is a poet known for treating downtown commerce and everyday life in his poems. He has received notable poetry awards such as the Oguma Hideo Prize, Ono Jūzaburō Prize, and the Modern Poets' Prize, and is recognized for incorporating local quotidian sensibilities into Japanese poetry from the late 20th century into the 21st.
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (authority data)
- VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) identifier available
豆知識
- Birth name is Yamanaka Kazuo.
- He wrote poetry while running a wagashi (Japanese confectionery) shop.