Dakotsu Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1973) award
Matsumura Soseki
マツムラ ソウセキ
Matsumura Soseki
Pen Names:
Soseki（Used as a haiku pen name (haigo)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1887-10-02 （Shimizuhana, Gamo District, Shiga Prefecture (now Higashiomi)）
- Died
- 1982-01-08 age 94
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Shiga Prefecture (birthplace) → Kyoto (apprenticeship, youth) → Tokyo (work and haiku activity)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 1904-1982
- Affiliations
- Kira (magazine; member), Tamamushi (publisher/editor)
- Memberships
- Kira (haiku group), Tamamushi (publisher)
- Influenced By
- Iida Jakotsu, Iida Ryūta
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Sanro Prize | — | — | Kira (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Sanro Prize | — | — | Kira (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Jakotsu Prize | Collection 'Yuki (Snow)' and other achievements | — | Jakotsu Prize committee | 受賞 |
Sanro Prize
1966
Organization:
Kira (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Sanro Prize
1973
Organization:
Kira (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Jakotsu Prize
1973
Work:
Collection 'Yuki (Snow)' and other achievements
Organization:
Jakotsu Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kangōshū (Collection of Cold Warbler)
1950 haiku collectionA postwar collection focusing on nature and seasonal imagery.
natureseasonal changebirds
Tsuyu (Dew)
1960 haiku collectionA collection characterized by delicate seasonal depictions.
dewseasonsshort verse
Harugasumi (Spring Haze)
1967 haiku collectionA volume centered on spring scenes and transitions.
springhazechange
Yuki (Snow)
1972 haiku collectionA representative collection themed on snow and winter scenes; one of the works cited for the Jakotsu Prize.
snowwintersilence
Gan (Wild Geese)
1975 haiku collectionA late-career collection including many images of birds and migration.
birdsmigrationautumn
Bibliography
- Kangōshū (1950)
- Tsuyu (1960)
- Harugasumi (1967)
- Yuki (1972)
- Gan (1975)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise style inheriting traditional haiku expressionDetailed depiction of scenes and seasonal mood
- Recurring Motifs
- wintersnowbirdsseasonal change
Legacy
Regarded as one of the notable 20th-century Japanese haiku poets with strong nature imagery. Recipient of multiple awards and influential in postwar haiku.
Quotes
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Softly, the duck's feet rest on thin ice
Source: Haiku collection / example (source: collection 'Yuki' and others)
Trivia
- Real name was Masujiro.
- At age 13 he went to Kyoto to apprentice at a textile shop.
- Began submitting haiku to newspaper columns around age 17.
- Resumed composing haiku after being affected by the Great Kanto Earthquake.
- Received the Sanro Prize in 1966 and 1973, and the 7th Jakotsu Prize in 1973.