Haiku Research Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2006) award
Saito Asahiko
さいとう あさひこ
Saito Asahiko
Pen Names:
Saito Asahiko（Pen name (birth name: Atsuhiko)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-03-31 （Hoya (now Nishitokyo), Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Affiliations
- Member of Enkan (haiku circle), Member of Mamenoki (haiku group)
- Memberships
- Selection committee member, Ishida Hakyo Newcomer Prize
- Influenced By
- Ishi Kanta
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Enkan Newcomer Prize (3rd) | — | — | Enkan | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Mamenoki Prize (10th) | — | — | Mamenoki | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Haiku Kenkyu Prize (21st) | — | — | Haiku Kenkyu | 受賞 |
Enkan Newcomer Prize (3rd)
1998
Organization:
Enkan
Result:
受賞
Mamenoki Prize (10th)
2004
Organization:
Mamenoki
Result:
受賞
Haiku Kenkyu Prize (21st)
2006
Organization:
Haiku Kenkyu
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ruijitsu
2013 haikuFirst haiku collection. Published by KADOKAWA, the collection gathers poems that reshape mundane daily elements into subtly utopian images.
daily lifeutopian imagerylight, whimsical tone
Bibliography
- Joint haiku collection 'Enkan Shin'ei Series: Seien' (1997)
- Included in anthology 'Haikore' (2011)
- Saito Asahiko 'Ruijitsu' KADOKAWA (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- light, whimsical haiku styletechnique of instantaneously reconfiguring daily details
- Recurring Motifs
- minute everyday elementsutopian scenes
Legacy
Recognized as a contemporary haiku poet who renders everyday details from a distinctive perspective. Active in haiku circles such as Enkan and Mamenoki, and participates in the literary community as a selection committee member.
Trivia
- Birth name is Atsuhiko.
- Joined Enkan in 1993 and studied under Ishi Kanta.
- Participated in the Mamenoki ultra-group in 1994.
- Published first haiku collection 'Ruijitsu' in 2013.