Japan Poets Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1983) award
Otaki Kiyoo
おおたき きよお
Otaki Kiyoo
Pen Names:
Tokukai（Name used during his schooling years）,
Kiyoo (childhood name)（Childhood name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1914-05-20 （Mikamimura, Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture (now Yabuki)）
- Died
- 1998-09-16 （Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan (Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital)） age 84
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yabuki, Fukushima Prefecture (formerly Mikamimura) → Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Educator
- Active Years
- 1927-1998
- Affiliations
- Japan Poets Club, Japan Modern Poets' Association, Japan Writers' Association
- Memberships
- Japan Poets Club, Japan Modern Poets' Association, Japan Writers' Association
- Influenced By
- Kawabata Yasunari
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University | College of Law and Literature | Department of Art | — | 1932-1934 | Japan |
Nihon University
College of Law and Literature
/ Department of Art
Period:
1932-1934
Year of Graduation:
1934
Country:
Japan
Studied under Kawabata Yasunari and others
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Nihon Shidan Poetry Collection Prize | — | — | Nihon Shidan | 受賞 |
| 1950 | Fukushima Prefecture Literary Prize | Sankochō no Uta | — | Fukushima Prefecture | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Japan Poets Club Prize (16th) | — | — | Japan Poets Club | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Ashikaga Municipal Meritorious Service (Education & Culture) Medal | — | — | Ashikaga City | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Merit | — | — | Tochigi Prefecture | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Japan Modern Poets' Association Senior Poet | — | — | Japan Modern Poets' Association | 称号授与 |
| 1997 | Shimotsuke Citizen's Award | — | — | Tochigi Prefecture | 受賞 |
Nihon Shidan Poetry Collection Prize
1942
Organization:
Nihon Shidan
Result:
受賞
Fukushima Prefecture Literary Prize
1950
Work:
Sankochō no Uta
Organization:
Fukushima Prefecture
Result:
受賞
Japan Poets Club Prize (16th)
1982
Organization:
Japan Poets Club
Result:
受賞
Ashikaga Municipal Meritorious Service (Education & Culture) Medal
1986
Organization:
Ashikaga City
Result:
受賞
Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Merit
1986
Organization:
Tochigi Prefecture
Result:
受賞
Japan Modern Poets' Association Senior Poet
1995
Organization:
Japan Modern Poets' Association
Result:
称号授与
Shimotsuke Citizen's Award
1997
Organization:
Tochigi Prefecture
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kofusho
1941 Poetry collectionA prewar poetry collection exploring nature and inner imagery, presenting his distinctive poetic voice.
NatureIntrospection
Sankochō no Uta
1950 Poetry collectionA postwar poetry collection that contains poems attentive to regional life and human existence.
PostwarLocalityHuman condition
Bibliography
- Takanori Bungei (1927)
- Kofusho (1941)
- Koeisho (1947)
- Koinsho (1948)
- Ryu (1949)
- Sankochō no Uta (1950)
- Hyochi (1953)
- Black Crystalline Body (1955)
- The Absent Thief (1957)
- From the Valley of Water and Fire (1959)
- Continued: From the Valley of Water and Fire (1964)
- The Sun's Bell Is Ringing (1969)
- Flower, Nothingness, and Eternity (1970)
- Times of Scarcity (1971)
- Scattered Blossoms (1973)
- Garden of Illusions (1975)
- Araya's Wolf (1975)
- Definitive Collected Poems of Otaki Kiyoo (1976)
- Portrait of Kawabata Yasunari (1979)
- Myth of the Rhine (1979)
- Kusatsu Diary (1982)
- The World of Kusano Shimpei (1985)
- On the Position of Spring (1986)
- Otaki Kiyoo Collected Poems (1993)
- Aratama no (1997)
- Posthumous Collected Poems & Criticism (2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modern poetryLyrical and symbolic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- NatureWar and its effectsEducation and locality
Legacy
A poet who, while based in regional Japan, was active in the modern Japanese poetry scene for decades. Balancing work as an educator and poet, he contributed to local cultural development and the nurturing of young poets. Yabuki town continues a poetry contest and publication in his honor.
Museums
- Otaki Kiyoo Collection (Yabuki Town Library) Yabuki, Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan Opened in 1989
Academic Societies
- Japan Poets Club
- Japan Modern Poets' Association
- Japan Writers' Association
Archives
- Yabuki Town Library holdings (Otaki Kiyoo Collection)
In Popular Culture
- Sawayaka Poetry Collection (poetry contest and awards named after Otaki Kiyoo)
Trivia
- He held a 7th-dan grade in kendo.
- In 1989 he donated his personal collection to commemorate the opening of Yabuki Town Library.
- The Yabuki Town Library houses the Otaki Kiyoo Collection, including manuscripts and his signature.