Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1967) award
Sada Oikawa
おいかわ てい
Oikawa Tei
Aliases:
野並
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1899-05-30 （Kojimachi, Tokyo City (now Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo)）
- Died
- 1993-11-13 age 94
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo (Kojimachi, Azabu) → Sasebo → Kure → Maizuru → Yotsuya (temporary residence)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 1933-1993
- Affiliations
- Founder of the Women's Haiku Circle of the magazine 'Asibi (Maasibi)'
- Influenced By
- Mizuhara Shuoshi (Mizuhara Shūōshi)
- Influenced
- Numerous female haiku poets
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Prefectural Third Higher Girls' School (now Tokyo Metropolitan Komaba High School) | — | — | — | ～1916 | Japan |
Tokyo Prefectural Third Higher Girls' School (now Tokyo Metropolitan Komaba High School)
Period:
～1916
Year of Graduation:
1916
Country:
Japan
Graduated in 1916; details of earlier schooling based on available sources.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Haijin Kyokai Prize (Haiku Association Prize) | Haiku collection 'Yuuyake' ('Evening Glow') | — | Haiku Poets' Association (Japan) | 受賞 |
| 1971 | Commendation for Contributions (Asibi) | — | — | Haiku magazine 'Asibi (Maasibi)' | 表彰 |
Haijin Kyokai Prize (Haiku Association Prize)
1967
Work:
Haiku collection 'Yuuyake' ('Evening Glow')
Organization:
Haiku Poets' Association (Japan)
Result:
受賞
Commendation for Contributions (Asibi)
1971
Organization:
Haiku magazine 'Asibi (Maasibi)'
Result:
表彰
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nomichi
haikuA collection of haiku that candidly records everyday events and seasonal moments.
everyday lifenatureseasons
Kaya no Mi
haikuA haiku collection weaving natural description with fragments of everyday life.
naturehomememory
Yuuyake (Evening Glow)
1967 haikuOne of her representative collections. Many poems use plain expression to lyrically depict everyday scenes.
everyday lifelossfamilynature
Shushi
haikuA collection of haiku that reflects seasonal and personal observations across her life.
lifeseasonseveryday life
Bibliography
- Nomichi
- Kaya no Mi
- Yuuyake (Evening Glow)
- Shushi
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- plain, unadorned expressionstraightforward depiction of everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- seasonal sensibilityfragments of domestic lifeloss and recollectiondetails of nature
Legacy
Sada Oikawa was admired for her plain, sincere haiku style and contributed to the development of female haiku poets through the women's circle associated with the magazine 'Asibi'. She received recognition such as the Haiku Association Prize and is regarded highly in the postwar haiku community.
Quotes
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The daylight dims—briefly, I ought to pull the weeds.
Source: Published in 'Gendai Haiku Saijiki' (Modern Haiku Almanac)
Trivia
- Birth surname was Nonami.
- Won the 7th Haijin Kyokai Prize for the collection 'Yuuyake' (1967).
- She reportedly never served as the formal head (shusai) of a haiku journal during her life.
- She lost three children within her family.