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第1回（2009年） newcomer award
Kirin Nishimura
にしむら きりん
Nishimura Kirin
ペンネーム:
Kirin（Used as the title of a haiku journal and as a pen/house name）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1983-08-14 （Osaka）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Osaka (birthplace) → Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture (raised until age 18) → Kochi (attended Kochi University)
経歴
- 職業
- haiku poet
- 活動期間
- 2005年〜
- 所属団体
- Member of the haiku journal 'Koshi', Founder/editor of the haiku journal 'Kirin'
- 影響を受けた人物
- Kai Hasegawa
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kochi University | — | — | — | 2002-不明 | Japan |
Kochi University
期間:
2002-不明
国:
Japan
Entered in 2002. Graduation year not specified in available sources.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Koshi Newcomer Award (1st) | — | — | Haiku magazine 'Koshi' | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Ishida Hakyo Newcomer Award (1st) | — | — | Ishida Hakyo Newcomer Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Shiba Fukio Newcomer Haiku Prize (4th) — Encouragement Prize (Etsuko Oishi Encouragement Award) | Uzura | 奨励賞 | Shiba Fukio Newcomer Haiku Prize Committee | 受賞（奨励賞） |
| 2014 | Tanaka Hiroaki Award (5th) | Uzura | — | Tanaka Hiroaki Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Hokuto Prize (7th) | Omoidecho (150 haiku) | — | Hokuto Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Kadokawa Haiku Prize (65th) | Tamamushi (50 haiku) | — | Kadokawa Haiku Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists | Kamome | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs / Japanese arts award bodies (based on press reporting) | 受賞 |
Koshi Newcomer Award (1st)
2009
主催:
Haiku magazine 'Koshi'
結果:
受賞
Ishida Hakyo Newcomer Award (1st)
2009
主催:
Ishida Hakyo Newcomer Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Shiba Fukio Newcomer Haiku Prize (4th) — Encouragement Prize (Etsuko Oishi Encouragement Award)
2014
対象作品:
Uzura
部門:
奨励賞
主催:
Shiba Fukio Newcomer Haiku Prize Committee
結果:
受賞（奨励賞）
Tanaka Hiroaki Award (5th)
2014
対象作品:
Uzura
主催:
Tanaka Hiroaki Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Hokuto Prize (7th)
2016
対象作品:
Omoidecho (150 haiku)
主催:
Hokuto Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Kadokawa Haiku Prize (65th)
2019
対象作品:
Tamamushi (50 haiku)
主催:
Kadokawa Haiku Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists
2025
対象作品:
Kamome
主催:
Agency for Cultural Affairs / Japanese arts award bodies (based on press reporting)
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
Tanaka Hiroaki Prize
1回登壇
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第5回（2014年） award
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第4回（2014年） encouragement award
Hokuto Prize
1回登壇
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第7回（2016年） award
Kadokawa Haiku Prize
1回登壇
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第65回（2019年） award
作品
代表作
Uzura
2013年 Haiku collectionFirst privately published haiku collection. Includes poems focusing on everyday details and bird motifs.
naturebirdseveryday life
Kamo
2017年 Haiku collectionA 2017 collection exploring seasonality and quietness through concise haiku.
seasonsquietudereminiscence
Uzura (new edition)
2023年 Haiku collectionRepublished in new edition by Minato no Hito; a revised edition of the original collection.
recollectionclassical haiku techniquebirds
Kamome
2024年 Haiku collectionThird haiku collection; the work that led to reception of the Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists.
travel longingsolitudesea and birds
全著作
- Uzura (private edition) 2013
- Kamo 2017 (Bungaku no Mori)
- Uzura (new edition) 2023 (Minato no Hito)
- Kamome 2024 (Minato no Hito)
作風・主題
- 文体
- light and airymodern hermit-like toneconcise style that leverages poetic space
- 頻出モチーフ
- birdsseasonal feelingquietness of everyday lifenostalgia
評価・遺産
Recognized as a notable contemporary Japanese haiku poet of the 21st century. Praised for a light, quiet style and for referencing earlier masters in his poems. Recipient of several newcomer prizes, the Kadokawa Haiku Prize, and the Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists — considered a promising figure in modern haiku.
引用
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The complacent contentment itself becomes the subtle shift characteristic of haikai.
出典: Seki Etsushi, 'Kirin and Hyotan' - blog 'Haiku Space' (criticism) (2014年)
豆知識
- Maintains a Twitter account (@kirin_nishimura).
- Has identifiers registered in VIAF and the National Diet Library (NDL).