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Edition 51 (2001) award
Tetsuya Mori
もり てつや
Mori Tetsuya
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-01-21 (Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Konan, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- poet, social welfare worker
- Active Years
- 1968-
- Affiliations
- Biwako Gakuen (social welfare organization), Omi Poets' Association, Shiga Literary Society
- Memberships
- Omi Poets' Association, Shiga Literary Society
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritsumeikan University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Philosophy (Psychology major) | — | — | Japan |
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1st Hohoemi Prize | Study on teaching materials and aids for the education of severely physically and mentally handicapped children | — | — | winner |
| 2001 | 51st H-shi Prize | Fantasy-Thought Science Laboratory | — | — | winner |
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
First Hunt
1968 poetry collectionDebut poetry collection containing early poems.
Play and Handwork for Children with Disabilities: How to Make Play Equipment and Teaching Aids
1979 special education / practical guideA practical guide summarizing play, handwork, and how to make play equipment and teaching aids for children with disabilities.
Museum of Boys' Playthings: Poetry by Tetsuya Mori
1996 poetry collectionA poetry collection focusing on everyday toys and children's play.
Fantasy-Thought Science Laboratory: Poetry by Tetsuya Mori
2001 poetry collectionA collection of poems that intertwine fantastical thought with scientific perspectives.
Objects, Things, and Thought: Poetry by Tetsuya Mori
2006 poetry collectionPoems themed on the relationship between objects and human thought.
Darwin the Seventeenth: Poetry by Tetsuya Mori
2008 poetry collectionA collection that includes poems using evolution and biological perspectives as motifs.
Beside Everyday Life: Essays by Tetsuya Mori
2011 essaysA collection of essays attentive to everyday scenes and daily life.
Bibliography
- First Hunt (1968, Bundosha)
- Play and Handwork for Children with Disabilities (1979, Reimei Shobo)
- Museum of Boys' Playthings (1996, Uniplan)
- Fantasy-Thought Science Laboratory (2001, Henshu Kobo Noah)
- Play and Handwork for Children with Disabilities (2001, Reimei Shobo)
- Objects, Things, and Thought (2006, Henshu Kobo Noah)
- Darwin the Seventeenth (2008, Henshu Kobo Noah)
- Beside Everyday Life (2011, Chikurinkan)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modern poetrycolloquial expressionuse of conceptual motifs
- Recurring Motifs
- playchildrenobjectsmemoryscientific imagery
Legacy
A poet based in Shiga Prefecture who has contributed to regional literature through practical works on education for children with disabilities and poetry that treats everyday objects and play.
Academic Societies
- Shiga Literary Society
Trivia
- Born January 21, 1943, in Kyoto.
- Received the 1st Hohoemi Prize in 1977.
- Received the 51st H-shi Prize in 2001.
- Graduated from Ritsumeikan University, Faculty of Letters.
- Worked at Biwako Gakuen until 2003.
- Member of the Omi Poets' Association and officer of the Shiga Literary Society.