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Fumi Saito

さいとう ふみ

Saitō Fumi

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1909-02-14 （Yotsuya, Tokyo (then Tokyo City), Japan）
死没
2002-04-26 93歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Yotsuya, Tokyo, Japan → Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

経歴

職業
tanka poet, writer, novelist, poet
活動期間
1927年〜2002年
所属
Tanka-jin (poetry magazine), Gengata (poetry magazine), Japan Tanka Club
所属団体
Japan Art Academy, Japan Tanka Club
影響を受けた人物
Sasaki Nobutsuna, Wakayama Bokusui, Hagiwara Sakutaro, Maekawa Samio
影響を与えた人物
Eto Jun, Yoneda Kenzō, Dodo Tomiko, Akaza Norihisa, Meguro Tetsurou

学歴

Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura Girls' High School (now Fukuoka Prefectural Kokuranishi High School)
国: Japan

受賞歴

Shinano Mainichi Newspaper Contest — First Prize (Selected)
1948
対象作品: Sugite Yuku Uta (novel)
主催: Shinano Mainichi Newspaper
結果: 入選
Japan Tanka Club 1st Recommended Collection (precursor to Japan Tanka Club Prize)
1953
対象作品: Uta no Yuku e
主催: Japan Tanka Club
結果: 推薦
Nagano Prefecture Cultural Merit Award
1960
主催: Nagano Prefecture
結果: 受賞
Chōkū Prize
1977
対象作品: Hitakurenai
主催: Chokuu Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Order of the Precious Crown, Fifth Class
1981
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章
Yomiuri Literary Prize (Poetry/Haiku/Tanka)
1986
対象作品: Watarikayukamu
部門: 詩歌俳句賞
主催: Yomiuri Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Saito Mokichi Tanka Literary Prize
1994
対象作品: Shuten Ruri
主催: Saito Mokichi Tanka Literary Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Poetry Hall Literary Prize
1994
対象作品: Shuten Ruri
主催: Poetry Museum (Shika Bungakukan)
結果: 受賞
Shinmai Prize
1995
主催: Shinmai Cultural Foundation
結果: 受賞
Modern Tanka Award
1997
対象作品: Collected Tanka of Fumi Saito
主催: Modern Tanka Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class
1997
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章
Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize
1998
対象作品: Collected Tanka of Fumi Saito
主催: Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Fish Songs (Uoka)

1940年 Tanka (poetry collection)

Her debut tanka collection, strongly influenced by modernism; it poetically captures fragments of nature and everyday life and was highly praised by contemporary poets.

naturemodernismeveryday lifelife and death
翻訳
  • Portions translated into English (included in later English selections)

Where the Song Goes (Uta no Yuku e)

1953年 Tanka collection / essays

A tanka collection that drew attention after recommendation by the Japan Tanka Club; it centers on introspective treatments of life and seasons.

introspectionseasonsfamily

Hitakurenai

1976年 Tanka (poetry collection)

A collection deepening her introspective style; this representative work earned the Chōkū Prize in 1977.

introspectionmemoryaging

Watarikayukamu

1985年 Tanka (poetry collection)

A collection that includes works reflecting postwar experience and historical awareness; it won the Yomiuri Literary Prize (Poetry/Haiku/Tanka) in 1986.

postwarhistorical awarenessnature

Shuten Ruri

1993年 Tanka (poetry collection)

A late-career collection showing deepened poetic maturity; it received the Saito Mokichi Tanka Literary Prize and other recognitions.

agingmemoryseasons

Collected Tanka of Fumi Saito

1997年 Tanka (collected poems)

A comprehensive collected works of many years; its 1997 publication earned the Modern Tanka Award and solidified her reputation.

compilationrecollectionlife

全著作

  • Fish Songs (Uoka) — 1940
  • Rekinen (Years) — 1940
  • Vermilion Sky (Shuten) — 1944
  • Shunkan-ki — 1944
  • Yamaguni: Songs and Essays — 1947
  • Where the Song Goes (Uta no Yuku e) — 1953
  • Introduction to Contemporary Tanka — 1954
  • Sealed Community (Mippei Buraku) — 1959
  • Burning in the Wind (Kaze ni Moesu) — 1967
  • Hitakurenai — 1976
  • Distant View (Enkei) — 1977
  • Collected Tanka of Fumi Saito (Showa 3–51) — 1979
  • Kaze no Yakara: Fumi Saito Tanka Collection — 1980
  • Watarikayukamu — 1985
  • Selected Tanka: Fumi Saito (self-selected) — 1988
  • Shuten Ruri — 1993
  • Life of Hitakurenai (co-authored) — 1995
  • Collected Tanka of Fumi Saito 1928–1993 — 1997
  • Living with Hitakurenai — 1998
  • Wind Fluttering (Kaze Henpon) — 2000
  • Sugite Yuku Uta (novel) — 2001
  • Fumi Saito Anthology (Kodansha Bungei Bunko) — 2001
  • The Thicket of Memory — Tanka with English translations (2002)
  • After Wind Fluttering — 2003
  • Tanka of Fumi Saito (ed. & trans. Miyuki Aoyama) — 2015

作品の翻訳

  • The Thicket of Memory — English translations selected by James Carcapp
  • Tanka of Fumi Saito (edited and translated by Miyuki Aoyama, 2015)

作風・主題

文体
modernist tankaintrospective lyricismsharp socio-historical observation
頻出モチーフ
nature (sea, wind, seasons)memory and recollectionaging and deathfamily and everyday life

評価・遺産

One of the major female tanka poets active across the 20th century. Starting from modernism and deepening introspective elements, she established a distinct poetic voice and received numerous awards. In 1993 she became the first woman elected to the Japan Art Academy. Based in Azumino, she influenced many later poets.

関連学会

  • Japan Art Academy
  • Japan Tanka Club

大衆文化への影響

  • Served as a guest in the Imperial New Year Poetry Reading (Utakai Hajime), a notable public recognition
  • Featured in NHK biographical archives and other media profiles

引用

  • Into a distant spring lake I sink; of my own accord I blow the festive flute and go to meet you.
    出典: Fish Songs (Uoka) (1940年)
  • A white rabbit comes out from the snowy mountain; when it is killed I open my eyes.
    出典: Where the Song Goes (Uta no Yuku e) (1953年)
  • Life does not leave like someone who says goodbye and closes the door before going out.
    出典: Hitakurenai (1976年)
  • I pull out what accumulates as fatigue and say it is herpes—having lived eighty years, well, my dear.
    出典: Shuten Ruri (1993年)

豆知識

  • Her parents intended the name to be "史子" (Fumiko) but a registry error recorded it as "史" (Fumi).
  • Unusually for a woman born in the Meiji era, she rarely wore kimono.
  • At 17 she began composing tanka encouraged by Wakayama Bokusui and studied under Sasaki Nobutsuna.
  • Her grave is at Shorin-ji in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture.