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Ogawa Sososhi

おがわ そうそうし

Ogawa Sososhi

Aliases: 小川二郎 / 小川 二郎
Pen Names: Ogawa Sososhi（Pen name used for haiku publications）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1922-09-13 （Gifu Prefecture, Japan）
Died
2006-01-17 （Aichi Prefecture, Japan (hospital)） age 83
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Religion
Catholicism Baptized in 1959
Residence History
Gifu Prefecture, Japan → Nagoya, Japan (long-term residence)

Career

Occupations
haiku poet, publisher employee, painter
Active Years
1941-2006
Affiliations
Modern Haiku Association (vice president; advisor), Tokai Region Modern Haiku Association (chair), Chubu Japan Haiku Writers Association (executive committee chair), Reimei Shobo (publisher employee)
Influenced By
Kato Kakei, Seishi Yamaguchi

Education

Taki Commercial School (now Taki High School)
Commercial Course (Class A) / Commerce
Country: Japan
After graduating high school, joined Sumitomo headquarters

Awards

Tenrō Prize (4th)
1953
Organization: Magazine 'Tenrō'
Result: winner
Modern Haiku Grand Prize (5th)
2005
Organization: Modern Haiku Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Miki Miki no Koe

1962 haiku collection

A collection of early haiku, focusing on natural imagery.

natureeveryday life

Kurohara Iso

1969 haiku collection

Haiku from the 1960s, featuring lyrical short poems.

nostalgialandscape

Inochi Inochidori

1970 haiku collection

A collection contemplating life and existence.

lifeexistence

Sanzen-sho

1974 haiku collection

A mid-1970s collection of haiku.

seasonsreflection

Aiwé-sho

1975 haiku collection

A collection emphasizing sound and phonetic sensibilities.

wordplaysound

Yuki-cho (Ogawa Sososhi Haiku Collection)

1975 haiku collection

Compiled by the Postwar Haiku Society; contains introspective themes.

introspectionmemory

Sasasaki-ki

1982 haiku collection (paperback edition later published)

A collection from the early 1980s; paperback edition published by Yushorin in 1998.

tranquilitysubtle emotion

Complete Haiku Collection of Ogawa Sososhi

1990 collected works / haiku collection

A comprehensive collected haiku volume.

overviewretrospective

Iin-ko

1997 haiku collection

A later collection focusing on sound and unusual rhymes.

rhythmlinguistic experimentation

Arin-cho

2003 haiku collection

A late-period collection including religious and pilgrimage-themed haiku.

religionpilgrimagelate period

Bibliography

  • Miki Miki no Koe — 1962 — Tenrō Haiku Society
  • Kurohara Iso — 1969 — Saigyo Shobo
  • Inochi Inochidori — 1970 — Saigyo Shobo
  • Sanzen-sho — 1974 — Saigyo Shobo
  • Aiwé-sho — 1975 — Saigyo Shobo
  • Yuki-cho (Ogawa Sososhi Haiku Collection) — 1975 — Postwar Haiku Society
  • Sasasaki-ki — 1982 — Yukawa Shobo (paperback 1998 Yushorin)
  • Complete Haiku Collection of Ogawa Sososhi — 1990 — Chiseisha
  • Iin-ko — 1997 — Modern Haiku Association
  • Arin-cho — 2003 — Yushorin

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realistic natural imagerylyricismexpressions with religious sentiment
Recurring Motifs
religious symbolspilgrimagenatureseasonal transitions

Health

  • chest disease
    1953-1959
    Bedridden from 1953 to 1959; affected creative activity
  • heart failure
    2006-01-17（死因）
    Died of heart failure on 2006-01-17

Legacy

A Japanese haiku poet active from the postwar period into the 21st century. Served in leadership roles in the Modern Haiku Association and led the haiku community in the Tokai region. Religious experiences and pilgrimages influenced his work; he left multiple haiku collections.

Academic Societies

  • Modern Haiku Association
  • Tokai Region Modern Haiku Association
  • Chubu Japan Haiku Writers Association

Trivia

  • Real name is Ogawa Jiro.
  • Baptized into the Catholic Church in 1959.
  • Worked at Sumitomo headquarters and later at Reimei Shobo until retirement.
  • Made pilgrimages in 1988 to Rome, Assisi and other sites.
  • Has a VIAF identifier (VIAF:259062344).