Contemporary Poet Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1997) award
Susumu Mizuhashi
みずはし すすむ
Mizuhashi Susumu
Pen Names:
Kuji Ryo（Pen name used for children's stories）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-08-30 （Namerikawa, Toyama, Japan）
- Died
- 2006-02-20 age 73
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, children's author
- Active Years
- 1950-2006
- Influenced By
- Jungo Takashima, Kunitomo Emori, Masami Horikawa, Taku Miki
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | — | — | Japan |
Keio University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Modern Poet Prize | My Great-Grandmother Who Had an Owl for a Husband | — | Modern Poet Prize Committee | winner |
| 1974 | Japan Fairy Tale Association Prize | Cutting with Scissors | — | Japan Fairy Tale Association | winner |
Modern Poet Prize
1997
Work:
My Great-Grandmother Who Had an Owl for a Husband
Organization:
Modern Poet Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Japan Fairy Tale Association Prize
1974
Work:
Cutting with Scissors
Organization:
Japan Fairy Tale Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Breakfast at Sea (Poetry Collection)
1980 poetry collectionA collection of poems using the sea and everyday scenes as motifs.
seaeveryday lifememory
Bad Journey (Poetry Collection)
1980 poetry collectionA set of poems centered on travel and peregrination.
travellonelinessself-exploration
Water Begins (Poetry Collection)
1983 poetry collectionA poetry collection featuring a series of poems themed around water.
watercirculationchange
Bantei (Poetry Collection)
1989 poetry collectionA collection of poems that employs symbolic imagery throughout.
symbolismnaturewordplay
My Great-Grandmother Who Had an Owl for a Husband (Poetry Collection)
1996 poetry collectionA collection weaving family memories and odd tales; winner of the 15th Modern Poet Prize.
familymemoryfolkloric elements
Coexistence and Strange Dreams (Poetry Collection)
2001 poetry collectionA poetry collection themed around coexistence and fragments of dreams.
coexistencedreamsrelationships
Forest of Silence (Poetry Collection)
2007 poetry collectionA posthumously published collection including poems from his later years.
forestsilencerecollection
Bibliography
- Breakfast at Sea (Poetry Collection) (Kanna Shobo, 1980)
- Bad Journey (Poetry Collection) (Okiseka-sha, 1980)
- Water Begins (Poetry Collection) (Kanna Shobo, 1983)
- Bantei (Poetry Collection) (Okiseka-sha, 1989)
- My Great-Grandmother Who Had an Owl for a Husband (Poetry Collection) (Seikosha, 1996)
- Coexistence and Strange Dreams (Poetry Collection) (Seikosha, 2001)
- Forest of Silence (Poetry Collection) (Seikosha, 2007)
Translations by Author
- Richard Brautigan: Poetry Collection (Private Edition, 1982)
- You and I (Poems) (Paul Gerardie translation, Okiseka-sha, 1988)
- The Pill vs. the Springhill Mine Disaster (Richard Brautigan: Poems) (Okiseka-sha, 1988)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalsymbolicexperimental
- Recurring Motifs
- forestbirdsfamilymemory
Legacy
Recognized as a modern Japanese poet and translator, he left behind poetry collections and children's works. He won the Modern Poet Prize in 1997 and wrote many children's stories under the pen name Kuji Ryo, reaching a broad readership.
Archives
- National Diet Library holdings and authority record
- VIAF identifier and CiNii author records
Trivia
- He wrote many children's tales under the pen name Kuji Ryo.
- Won the 15th Modern Poet Prize in 1997 for 'My Great-Grandmother Who Had an Owl for a Husband'.
- Graduated from Keio University's Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature.