Modern Haiku Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 64 (2009) award
Hiroshi Oomaki
おおまき ひろし
Oomaki Hiroshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-04-12 （Ebara, Tokyo Prefecture (now Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan)）
- Died
- 2019-04-20 （Japan） age 88
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, editor, essayist
- Active Years
- 1965-2019
- Affiliations
- Member of the magazine 'Masebi (Maezuki)', Member of the magazine 'Tsuru', Member of the magazine 'Oki' (studied under Toshirou Nomura and Hayashi Sho), Founder and editor of the magazine 'Minato'
- Memberships
- Modern Haiku Association
- Influenced By
- Toshirō Nomura, Hayashi Shō
- Influenced
- Michiko Kai, Kansen Naka
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsunamaki Gakuen High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tsunamaki Gakuen High School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Oki Newcomer Prize | — | — | Magazine 'Oki' | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Oki Prize | — | — | Magazine 'Oki' | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Modern Haiku Association Prize (64th) | — | — | Modern Haiku Association | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Poetry and Poetics Museum Prize (30th) | Seigan | — | Poetry & Poetics Museum | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize (15th) | — | — | Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Jakutoku (Jyakko) Prize (53rd) | Asa no Mori (Morning Forest) | — | Jakutoku Prize Committee | 受賞（授賞式前に逝去、代理出席） |
Oki Newcomer Prize
1974
Organization:
Magazine 'Oki'
Result:
受賞
Oki Prize
1983
Organization:
Magazine 'Oki'
Result:
受賞
Modern Haiku Association Prize (64th)
2009
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
受賞
Poetry and Poetics Museum Prize (30th)
2015
Work:
Seigan
Organization:
Poetry & Poetics Museum
Result:
受賞
Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize (15th)
2016
Organization:
Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Jakutoku (Jyakko) Prize (53rd)
2019
Work:
Asa no Mori (Morning Forest)
Organization:
Jakutoku Prize Committee
Result:
受賞（授賞式前に逝去、代理出席）
Awards & Nominations
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2015) haiku
Yosa Buson Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2015) award
Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2016) award
Dakotsu Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 53 (2019) award
Works
Major Works
Chichi Sabibi (Father's Quiet)
1982 haiku collectionAn early collection focusing on family and everyday moments rendered with delicate observation.
familyeveryday lifeseasons
Seigan
2014 haiku collectionOne of his mature works, condensing a sense of common people's life and haikai sensibility.
common peoplemelancholydaily life
Asa no Mori (Morning Forest)
2018 haiku collectionA late collection capturing a calm, deep sense of nature and the folds of human life.
natureageingnostalgia
Complete Haiku Collection of Hiroshi Oomaki
2022 haiku collection (complete works)A complete collection edited posthumously (Kansen Naka & Seiko Koizumi), a definitive overview of his life's work.
complete workseditorialcollected haiku
Bibliography
- Chichi Sabibi (Father's Quiet)
- Bōjitsu (Some Day)
- Gogo (Afternoon)
- Shōwa Ikketa (Early Shōwa Years)
- Kaze no Tottei (Windbreak Pier)
- Fuyu no Eki (Winter Station)
- Ōmori Kaigan (Ōmori Coast)
- Seigan
- Chihei (Horizon)
- Asa no Mori (Morning Forest)
- Complete Haiku Collection of Hiroshi Oomaki
- The World of Toshirō Nomura
- Sea (Haiku Creation Encyclopedia)
- Minato (Selection of 350 Excellent Haiku)
- Haiku: That Horizon — The Sunset on That Horizon Is Beautiful
- Allies of Haiku
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A haikai-inflected style that honors the melancholy of common peopleConcise expressions rooted in everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- everyday lifethe seaageingurban scenes
Health
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pancreatic cancer〜2019-04Died of pancreatic cancer in April 2019. The illness affected his late-career activities.
Legacy
A haiku poet known for a common-people perspective and haikai sensibility. He received multiple major prizes, mentored disciples, and influenced successors through founding and editing the magazine 'Minato'.
Academic Societies
- Modern Haiku Association
- Poetry & Poetics Museum (associated via awards)
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings)
Trivia
- Although selected for the 2019 Jakutoku Prize, he died of pancreatic cancer before the ceremony; Kansen Naka attended on his behalf.
- He mentored many disciples through his collections and critical essays.
- A complete collection of his haiku was compiled and published posthumously in 2022.