Modern Haiku Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1959) award
Teruo Kozai
こうざい てるお
Kozai Teruo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1917-10-30 （Aji Village, Kida District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1987-06-24 age 69
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Takamatsu → Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, high school teacher, university lecturer
- Active Years
- 1946-1987
- Affiliations
- Seikei High School (faculty), Todai Haiku Society, Manryoku (contributor, editor, selector)
- Influenced By
- Sōkadō Nakamura, Shizunojo Takeshita
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Japanese Literature | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Japanese Literature
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Year of Graduation:
1941
Country:
Japan
Entered after attending prewar Takamatsu Middle School and Himeji High School (old system)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Modern Haiku Association Award | — | — | Modern Haiku Association | Winner |
Modern Haiku Association Award
1960
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Taiwa
1964 HaikuA collection of haiku emphasizing the symbolic use of seasonal words.
seasonal words (kigo)symbolism
Soshi
1972 HaikuA haiku collection containing poems with intellectual and social themes.
intellectualismsocial themes
Soshin
1988 HaikuA posthumous haiku collection published in 1988, including unfinished works.
naturereminiscence
Bibliography
- Taiwa (1964, Seishobo)
- Soshi (1972, Bokuyosha)
- Soshin (1988, Ustsunoyama Bunko)
- Collected Works of Teruo Kozai, 4 vols. (1992, private edition)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Expression that emphasizes the symbolic quality of kigo (seasonal words)Haiku incorporating intellectual and social elements
- Recurring Motifs
- seasonal wordsnaturesocial subjects
Legacy
A haiku poet who participated in the Todai Haiku Society and the magazine Manryoku, influenced by Sōkadō Nakamura. He supported the magazine as editor and selector, taught at high school and university level, and was respected for haiku that incorporated intellectual and social elements in the postwar haiku world.
Academic Societies
- Modern Haiku Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings)
Trivia
- Born in Aji Village, Kida District (now part of Takamatsu), Kagawa Prefecture.
- Graduated from Tokyo Imperial University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Japanese Literature in 1941.
- Received the 8th Modern Haiku Association Award in 1960.
- Participated in the founding of the magazine Manryoku and served as editor and selector.