Japan Poetry, Tanka and Haiku Grand Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 2 (2006) award
Takashi Kuroiwa
くろいわ たかし
Kuroiwa Takashi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- null （Nagoya, Aichi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nagoya (birthplace) → Atsugi, Kanagawa (director of Sōshū Hospital)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, psychiatrist
- Active Years
- 1966-
- Affiliations
- Sōshū Hospital (director), Japan Contemporary Poets Association (president)
- Memberships
- Japan Contemporary Poets Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima University | Faculty of Medicine | — | MD | — | Japan |
Hiroshima University
Faculty of Medicine
Degree:
MD
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Japan Poetry and Haiku Award | Territory of the Sea | — | Japan Poetry and Haiku Award Committee | winner |
| 2017 | Rekitei Prize | Blue Mosquito Net | — | Rekitei Prize Committee | winner |
| 2017 | Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize | Blue Mosquito Net | — | Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize Committee | winner |
Japan Poetry and Haiku Award
2006
Work:
Territory of the Sea
Organization:
Japan Poetry and Haiku Award Committee
Result:
winner
Rekitei Prize
2017
Work:
Blue Mosquito Net
Organization:
Rekitei Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize
2017
Work:
Blue Mosquito Net
Organization:
Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 55 (2017) award
Miyoshi Tatsuji Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 13 (2018) award
Works
Major Works
Yuzuru Collection
1975 poetryEarly poetry collection featuring lyrical short poems.
lyricismmemory
Seabird (poetry collection)
1986 poetryA collection of lyrical poems using the sea and nature as motifs.
seanature
House of Stars
1994 poetryMid-career collection with nocturnal and cosmic imagery.
nightcosmossolitude
Territory of the Sea
2005 poetryPoems reflecting on humanity and time from perspectives of the sea. Winner of the 2006 Japan Poetry and Haiku Award.
seatimememory
Until Dawn
2011 poetryA collection themed around dawn and transience.
dawntransience
Blue Mosquito Net
2017 poetryA mature collection that earned the 2017 Rekitei Prize and Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize.
homememoryeveryday and the fantastical
Bibliography
- Yuzuru Collection (1975)
- Seabird (1986)
- House of Stars (1994)
- Territory of the Sea (2005)
- Until Dawn (2011)
- Blue Mosquito Net (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and contemplativequiet imagery with frequent metaphors
- Recurring Motifs
- seamemorynighthome
Legacy
A poet with a professional background as a psychiatrist, he has produced steady work from the postwar period to the present. He has received several major awards and served as president of the Japan Contemporary Poets Association, holding influence in the contemporary poetry scene.
Academic Societies
- Japan Contemporary Poets Association
Trivia
- He is active both as a poet and as a psychiatrist.
- He began submitting to the poetry magazine 'Shigaku' in 1966.
- He served as president of the Japan Contemporary Poets Association in 2019.