Haijin Kyokai Hyoron Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1979) award
Akira Matsumoto
まつもと あさひ
Matsumoto Akira
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1918-06-29 （Ōishi village, Saitama (now Ageo)）
- Died
- 2015-10-30 age 97
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, haiku scholar, Japanese literature scholar, lyricist, educator, professor, professor emeritus
- Active Years
- 1940-2015
- Affiliations
- Saitama University (Faculty of Education; Professor Emeritus), Josai Women's Junior College (Professor), Founder and editor of haiku journal 'Tachibana'
- Influenced By
- Kato Shūson, Kadokawa Motoyoshi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Bunrika University (former) | — | — | — | 1936-1940 | Japan |
Tokyo Bunrika University (former)
Period:
1936-1940
Year of Graduation:
1940
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Haiku Poets Association Criticism Prize | Study of Murakami Kijo | — | Haiku Poets Association | 受賞 |
Haiku Poets Association Criticism Prize
1979
Work:
Study of Murakami Kijo
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Study of Murakami Kijo
1979 Haiku researchA study of Murakami Kijo's haiku and life, examining Kijo's aesthetics and the essence of his haiku.
Murakami Kijo studieshistory of haikuhaiku theory
Tenkō (haiku collection)
1981 haiku collectionOne of Akira Matsumoto's representative haiku collections.
natureseasonshuman sentiment
Bell of Angelus
1986 essays / haiku collectionContains haiku and essays.
reminiscencereligious motifs
Bibliography
- Study of Murakami Kijo (Kadokawa, 1979)
- Tenkō (haiku collection) (Kadokawa, 1981)
- Collected Works of Akira Matsumoto (Haijin Association, 1982)
- The World of Murakami Kijo (Kadokawa, 1985)
- Bell of Angelus (Hon'ami, 1986)
- Himiko (haiku collection) (Hon'ami, 1988)
- Arc de Triomphe (haiku collection) (Hon'ami, 1996)
- Uki-fune (haiku collection) (Hon'ami, 2002)
- Tsuzumi no O (haiku collection) (Hon'ami, 2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, kigo-focused traditional haiku stylescholarly and essayistic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- natureseasonal words (kigo)human joys and sorrows
Legacy
Contributed for decades both as a haiku poet and a scholar. His study of Murakami Kijo earned him the Haiku Poets Association criticism prize; he also trained many students as an educator and was deeply involved in Saitama's literary activities.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds his works)
- CiNii (academic database)
Trivia
- Professor Emeritus of Saitama University.
- Founded and edited the haiku journal 'Tachibana'.
- Received the Haiku Poets Association criticism prize in 1979.
- Awarded the junior fourth rank (Jushii) in official honors.