Oguma Hideo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2003) award
Kenichi Sasou
さそう けんいち
Sasou Kenichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-05-04 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, editor
- Active Years
- 1997-
- Affiliations
- Bunka Kikaku Aosagi (Cultural Project Aosagi), Japan Poets Club
- Memberships
- Japan Poets Club, Japan Modern Poets Association, Japan Writers' Association, Poets' Conference, Yokohama Poets Association, Oguma Hideo Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics | School of Political Science and Economics | — | — | 1986-1990 | Japan |
Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics
School of Political Science and Economics
Period:
1986-1990
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Oguma Hideo Prize | Love — Poems of the Gomafu Seal | — | Oguma Hideo Prize Committee | winner |
| 2023 | Japan Poetry, Haiku, Essay and Criticism Grand Prize (Poetry Division Special Prize) | Suspense | — | Japan Poetry, Haiku, Essay and Criticism Grand Prize Committee | winner (special prize) |
Oguma Hideo Prize
2003
Work:
Love — Poems of the Gomafu Seal
Organization:
Oguma Hideo Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Japan Poetry, Haiku, Essay and Criticism Grand Prize (Poetry Division Special Prize)
2023
Work:
Suspense
Organization:
Japan Poetry, Haiku, Essay and Criticism Grand Prize Committee
Result:
winner (special prize)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Empathy
1997 poetryAn early collection focusing on empathy and dialogue.
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Dialogue
1999 poetryA collection depicting human relationships and the exchange of words.
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Love — Poems of the Gomafu Seal
2002 poetryPoems themed on animals, nature, and love. Winner of the Oguma Hideo Prize.
natureloveanimals
The Eternal Migrant
2005 poetryPoems exploring movement and the passage of time.
movementtime
Star of the Heart
2008 poetryA collection of poems that symbolically portray inner life and sensations.
interioritysensation
Port
2010 poetryPoems portraying intersections of people and landscapes around a port.
portlandscapepeople
Harbor of the Era
2012 poetry/essaysWorks questioning the relationship between era and poetry.
perioditypoetics
Forest's Wave Sound
2015 poetryA poetry collection themed on the sounds of the forest and nature.
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Mori
2018 poetryA volume collecting shorter poems.
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Kenichi Sasou: Selected Poems 1983–2018
2019 poetry (collected)A representative collection compiling poems from 1983 to 2018.
retrospectiveselected poems
Suspense
2022 poetryA recent poetry collection depicting tension and urban landscapes.
tensionurbanity
Bibliography
- Empathy
- Dialogue
- Love — Poems of the Gomafu Seal
- The Eternal Migrant
- Star of the Heart
- Port
- Harbor of the Era
- Forest's Wave Sound
- Mori
- Kenichi Sasou: Selected Poems 1983–2018
- Suspense
- Scales of Pain, Colors of Healing
- Harbors of 21st-Century Poetic Thought
- Ballad Time — There Is Poetry in This World
- Living and the Heart of Poetry
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, symbolic expressionlyrical poetry incorporating everyday life and nature
- Recurring Motifs
- portsforeststimeinteriority
Legacy
A poet and editor active in contemporary Japanese poetry scenes. He has served in leadership roles in regional and national poetry organizations and contributed to poetry dissemination and editorial work.
Academic Societies
- Japan Poets Club
- Japan Modern Poets Association
- Japan Writers' Association
In Popular Culture
- Appeared on NHK Radio Shinyabin program 'Words for Tomorrow' (2018)
- Appeared on TV Kanagawa 'Ii Koto!' program segment (2022)
Trivia
- Born in Yokohama.
- Graduated from Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics.
- As an editor, he is reported to have worked on approximately 200 literary books.
- Won the 36th Oguma Hideo Prize in 2003 for 'Love — Poems of the Gomafu Seal'.
- Won the special poetry prize of the 19th Japan Poetry/Haiku/Essay/Criticism Grand Prize in 2023 for 'Suspense'.
- Has served as chair/leader of organizations such as the Japan Poets Club and the Yokohama Poets Association.