Contemporary Poetry Hanatsubaki Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1986) award
Saga Nobuyuki
さが のぶゆき
Saga Nobuyuki
Aliases:
大草実 (本名)
Pen Names:
Oogusa Minoru（Birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1902-04-18 （Miyazaki Prefecture）
- Died
- 1997-12-28 age 95
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Miyazaki Prefecture → Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Editor
- Active Years
- 1923-1997
- Affiliations
- Bungei Shunjū, Shigaku Sha (editor of the magazine 'Shigaku')
- Influenced By
- Hagiwara Sakutarō
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takanawa High School | — | — | — | 在学中退 | Japan |
Takanawa High School
Period:
在学中退
Country:
Japan
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Gendai Shi Hanatsubaki Prize | Names of Places ~ Names of People | — | Gendai Shi Hanatsubaki Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education Award) | Endless Short Poems | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Modern Poet Award | Endless Short Poems | — | Modern Poet Award Committee | 受賞 |
Gendai Shi Hanatsubaki Prize
1986
Work:
Names of Places ~ Names of People
Organization:
Gendai Shi Hanatsubaki Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education Award)
1995
Work:
Endless Short Poems
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Modern Poet Award
1995
Work:
Endless Short Poems
Organization:
Modern Poet Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Poet Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1995) award
Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 46 (1996) award
Works
Major Works
Counting Songs of Love and Death
1957 PoetryA collection of poems themed around love and death, characterized by postwar reflections on human nature and inner life.
lovedeathinner self
Death Within the Soul
1966 PoetryA poetry collection examining the depths of the soul and existence, emphasizing symbolic imagery and lyricism.
soulexistencesymbolism
Endless Short Poems
1995 PoetryAn important late-career collection of short poems that probe deep emotions and memories using concise language.
memorytimefragments of life
Bibliography
- From the Laboratory: Scientist Essays / Edited by Oogusa Minoru, Yanokura Shoten, 1938
- Counting Songs of Love and Death, Shigaku Sha, 1957
- Death Within the Soul, Shigaku Sha, 1966
- Timetable, Shigaku Sha, 1975
- Days Opened, Days Closed, Shigaku Sha, 1980
- Collected Poems of Saga Nobuyuki, Seidosha, May 1985
- Names of Places ~ Names of People, Shigaku Sha, June 1986
- OB Lyric Songs, Shigaku Sha, Dec 1988
- Collected Poems (Modern Poetry Library), Shichosha, Nov 1989
- Endless Short Poems, Shigaku Sha, Apr 1995
- Collected Poems (Geirin 21st Century Library), Geirin Shobo, Apr 2002
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Symbolic and lyrical poetic styleInterior expression using concise language
- Recurring Motifs
- deathloveland and peoplememorywar and Hiroshima
Legacy
A poet active throughout postwar Japan who contributed to the development of contemporary poetry through magazine editing and influence on later poets; recipient of several awards late in life.
Archives
- National Diet Library (possible holdings of related materials)
Trivia
- Real name: Oogusa Minoru.
- Joined Bungei Shunjū at age 21 and temporarily suspended poetic activity.
- Studied under Hagiwara Sakutarō.
- Representative poem: 'Hiroshima Myth'.
- Dropped out of Takanawa High School.