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Setsuko Nozawa

のざわ せつこ

Nozawa Setsuko

別名: 野沢節子
ペンネーム: (Pen name used when submitting to the magazine 'Shakunage')

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1920-03-23 (Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan)
死没
1995-04-09 75歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
haiku poet, ikebana instructor, author
活動期間
1939年〜1995年
影響を受けた人物
Rinka Ohno (Ono Rinka), Matsuo Bashō, Arō Usuda

学歴

Ferris Girls' School (Ferris Jogakuin)
期間: 1932-1933
国: Japan
Withdrew due to spinal caries (Pott's disease)

受賞歴

Gendai Haiku Association Prize (4th)
1955
対象作品: Mimeion
主催: Gendai Haiku Association
結果: winner
Yomiuri Literature Prize (22nd)
1971
対象作品: Hōchō / Phoenix Butterfly
主催: Yomiuri Shimbun
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Mimeion

1955年 Haiku collection

First haiku collection reflecting her bedside readings and an attachment to life developed during illness.

illness and recoverylifenature

Kaki (Flower Season)

1966年 Haiku collection

Collection of delicate seasonal and nature-themed haiku.

seasonsnaturefemininity

Hōchō (Phoenix Butterfly)

1971年 Haiku collection

A mature collection balancing strong expression with lyrical sensibility.

examination of liferebirthnature

Suruga-ran (Posthumous Haiku Collection)

1996年 Haiku collection (posthumous)

Posthumous collection conveying late-life thoughts and sentiments.

reminiscencelife and deathtravel

全著作

  • Mimeion (haiku collection) — 1956
  • Kaki (haiku collection) — 1966
  • Enduring Heart — 1969
  • Hōchō (haiku collection) — 1974
  • Collected Works of Setsuko Nozawa — 1976
  • Hisen (haiku collection) — 1976
  • Zonshin (haiku collection) — 1983
  • Hachida-shū (haiku collection) — 1983
  • Haiku Primer for Women — 1984
  • Kōha (haiku collection) — 1992
  • Hotarubukuro no Hana (essays) — 1994
  • Suruga-ran (posthumous haiku collection) — 1996
  • Complete Haiku Collection of Setsuko Nozawa — 2015

作風・主題

文体
pure and clear styleexpressions full of passion and strong willlyrical with feminine delicacy
頻出モチーフ
lifeillness and recoverynature and seasonalityfemininity

健康

  • spinal caries (Pott's disease / spinal tuberculosis)
    1933–1957
    Long-term illness caused withdrawal from school and led to extensive reading while bedridden, which led to encountering haiku. It deeply affected her life and poetic style.

評価・遺産

One of the prominent female haiku poets of the 20th century. Known for a poetic voice shaped by illness and an attachment to life and nature; she worked to popularize haiku among women. Winner of the Yomiuri Literature Prize and author of collections still reissued.

関連学会

  • Haijin Association (Haiku Poets' Association)

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (Japan) — holdings
  • Publishers' archives

引用

  • Life
    出典: Commentary on her style / statements
  • I am ill — tonight even one spider shows no mercy
    出典: From the haiku collection Mimeion (1955年)

豆知識

  • Entered Ferris Girls' School but withdrew due to spinal caries
  • Devoted disciple of Rinka Ohno and active in the magazine 'Hama' which Ohno founded
  • Also worked as an ikebana instructor and taught flower arranging