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Edition 2 (1952) award
Miyoshi Nagashima
ながしま みよし
Nagashima Miyoshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1917-09-14 （Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Died
- 2011-09-07 age 93
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet
- Active Years
- 1937-2011
- Affiliations
- Nihon Miraiha (Japan Futurist Group), Shokubutsu-ha (Plant School) — editor/leader, Yokohama Poets' Association (founding participant), Contemporary Poets Association (member), Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature (councilor)
- Influenced By
- Katsue Kitazono, Tatsuji Miyoshi, Shimpei Kusano
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama Professional School (now Kanagawa University) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Yokohama Professional School (now Kanagawa University)
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | H-shi Prize | Black Fruit | — | Japan Contemporary Poets Association | winner |
| 2005 | Yokohama Literature Prize | — | — | Yokohama Literary Association | winner |
H-shi Prize
1952
Work:
Black Fruit
Organization:
Japan Contemporary Poets Association
Result:
winner
Yokohama Literature Prize
2005
Organization:
Yokohama Literary Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Elite Troops
1939 poetry collectionEarly collection containing poems that evoke military and battlefield impressions.
warmilitaryindividual perception
Field Poetry Collection (anthology)
1941 poetry anthologyAn anthology edited by Kazuo Yamamoto collecting wartime poems.
warcollective memory
Black Fruit
1951 poetry collectionOne of his representative works, containing direct depictions of war experience. Awarded the H-shi Prize in 1952.
warmemorylife and death
Time of Music
1952 poetry collectionA collection emphasizing sensitivity to sound and rhythm.
musicsensationthe city
Apocalypse Record
1955 poetry collectionA volume expressing postwar nihilism and a sense of ending.
apocalypsenihilismregeneration
Collected Poems of Miyoshi Nagashima (Shōwa Poetry Series)
1976 selected poemsA selected volume compiling representative works up to the postwar period.
wareveryday lifenature
Hashirimizu
1991 poetry collectionA late collection containing local elements and personal recollections.
localityrecollectiontime
Portraits
2004 poetry collectionA late work gathering poems focused on people and memories.
figuresmemorytime
Collected Poems of Miyoshi Nagashima (New Japanese Contemporary Poetry Library)
2013 selected poems (including posthumous works)A comprehensive collected volume including posthumous materials (published 2013).
compilationposthumous worksretrospective
Bibliography
- Elite Troops (Shoseisha), 1939
- Field Poetry Collection (anthology, ed. Kazuo Yamamoto), 1941
- Black Fruit (Nihon Miraiha), 1951
- Time of Music (Nihon Miraiha), 1952
- Apocalypse Record (Kokubunsha), 1955
- Collected Poems of Miyoshi Nagashima (Hobunkan), 1976
- Hashirimizu (Hobunkan), 1991
- Portraits (Shichosha), 2004
- Collected Poems of Miyoshi Nagashima (Doyobi Bijutsusha, New Japanese Contemporary Poetry Library), 2013
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- direct depiction of war experiencesensory and sonic use of languagecoexistence of symbolism and concrete imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- warnaturememorythe body
Legacy
A poet known for candid poetry based on wartime experience. He contributed to the poetic scene in Kanagawa; his manuscripts and personal items were donated to the Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature.
Museums
- Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Academic Societies
- Contemporary Poets Association
Archives
- Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature (donated by family)
Trivia
- The posthumous manuscript "Kakenuketa Natsu" was published in Gendai Shicho (January 2012 issue).
- His family donated original manuscripts, writings and hanging scrolls to the Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature after his death.