Contemporary Poet Award
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2019) award
Mitsugu Saito
さいとう みつぐ
Saito Mitsugu
Pen Names:
Mitsugu Saito（Pen name (legal name: 齋藤貢一)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-01-01 （Fukushima Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Teacher, School principal
- Active Years
- 1979-
- Affiliations
- Hakua-ki (poetry magazine) contributor, Rekitei (poetry magazine) contributor, Fukushima Contemporary Poets Association, chair, Japan PEN Club, member
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club, Fukushima Contemporary Poets Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibaraki University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Ibaraki University
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Fukushima Prefecture Literary Prize (40th) | — | — | Fukushima Prefecture | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Contemporary Poets Prize | — | — | Contemporary Poets Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Fukushima Prefecture Literary Prize (40th)
1987
Organization:
Fukushima Prefecture
Result:
受賞
Contemporary Poets Prize
2019
Organization:
Contemporary Poets Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A lyrical collection exploring everyday life and memory.
memoryeveryday lifetime
Works that quietly recall past scenes and people.
remembrancenostalgia
Poems characterized by linking landscape and musical imagery.
landscapemusicimagination
A collection including poems focused on the sea and harbors.
seaharborsense of travel
Reflective works that gaze upon existence and nothingness.
existencenothingnessphilosophical reflection
A collection weaving local landscapes and fragments of life. Winner of the Contemporary Poets Prize.
hometowntimehuman activity
A recent collection revisiting seasons and memory from a mature perspective.
seasonsmemorymaturity
Bibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalintrospectiveprimarily free verse
- Recurring Motifs
- sunsetseanostalgiamemory
Legacy
Recognized as a contemporary poet combining regional sensibility and lyricism, he has been active in the poetry scene both inside and outside Fukushima. As an educator he contributed to local culture; recent recognition includes the Contemporary Poets Prize.
Academic Societies
- Fukushima Contemporary Poets Association
Trivia
- Born in 1954.
- Graduate of Ibaraki University.
- Became a teacher in 1979 and has served as principal of prefectural high schools.
- Won the 40th Fukushima Prefecture Literary Prize in 1987 (for the poetry collection '奇妙な容器').
- Won the Contemporary Poets Prize in 2019 for '夕焼け売り'.