Modern Haiku Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1955) award
Setsuko Nozawa
のざわ せつこ
Nozawa Setsuko
Aliases:
野沢節子
Pen Names:
（Pen name used when submitting to the magazine 'Shakunage'）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1920-03-23 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Died
- 1995-04-09 age 75
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, ikebana instructor, author
- Active Years
- 1939-1995
- Influenced By
- Rinka Ohno (Ono Rinka), Matsuo Bashō, Arō Usuda
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Girls' School (Ferris Jogakuin) | — | — | — | 1932-1933 | Japan |
Ferris Girls' School (Ferris Jogakuin)
Period:
1932-1933
Country:
Japan
Withdrew due to spinal caries (Pott's disease)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Gendai Haiku Association Prize (4th) | Mimeion | — | Gendai Haiku Association | winner |
| 1971 | Yomiuri Literature Prize (22nd) | Hōchō / Phoenix Butterfly | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | winner |
Gendai Haiku Association Prize (4th)
1955
Work:
Mimeion
Organization:
Gendai Haiku Association
Result:
winner
Yomiuri Literature Prize (22nd)
1971
Work:
Hōchō / Phoenix Butterfly
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mimeion
1955 Haiku collectionFirst haiku collection reflecting her bedside readings and an attachment to life developed during illness.
illness and recoverylifenature
Kaki (Flower Season)
1966 Haiku collectionCollection of delicate seasonal and nature-themed haiku.
seasonsnaturefemininity
Hōchō (Phoenix Butterfly)
1971 Haiku collectionA mature collection balancing strong expression with lyrical sensibility.
examination of liferebirthnature
Suruga-ran (Posthumous Haiku Collection)
1996 Haiku collection (posthumous)Posthumous collection conveying late-life thoughts and sentiments.
reminiscencelife and deathtravel
Bibliography
- 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
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- pure and clear styleexpressions full of passion and strong willlyrical with feminine delicacy
- Recurring Motifs
- lifeillness and recoverynature and seasonalityfemininity
Health
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spinal caries (Pott's disease / spinal tuberculosis)1933–1957Long-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.
Legacy
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.
Academic Societies
- Haijin Association (Haiku Poets' Association)
Archives
- National Diet Library (Japan) — holdings
- Publishers' archives
Quotes
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Life
Source: Commentary on her style / statements -
I am ill — tonight even one spider shows no mercy
Source: From the haiku collection Mimeion (1955)
Trivia
- 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