Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1995) award
Sawaki Kin'ichi
さわき きんいち
Sawaki Kin'ichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1919-10-06 （Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2001-11-05 age 82
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Toyama City (birthplace) → Korea (early childhood to end of middle school) → Kanazawa (attended Fourth Higher School) → Musashino, Tokyo (later residence)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, university professor, editor, government official
- Active Years
- 1939-2001
- Affiliations
- Haijin Association (President), "Kaze" magazine, contributor and editor, Tokyo University of the Arts (Associate Professor, Professor, Professor Emeritus)
- Memberships
- Haijin Association
- Influenced By
- Katō Shūson, Nakamura Kusatao, Saitō Sankei (critical appraisal influence)
- Influenced
- Hiyama Tetsuhiko, Tajima Kazuo, Otsubo Kageaki
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Higher School (old system) | — | — | — | 1939-1942 | Japan |
| Tokyo Imperial University (Department of Japanese Literature) | Faculty of Letters (Japanese literature) | Department of Japanese Literature | — | 1942-1944 | Japan |
Fourth Higher School (old system)
Period:
1939-1942
Country:
Japan
Began writing haiku while attending
Tokyo Imperial University (Department of Japanese Literature)
Faculty of Letters (Japanese literature)
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Period:
1942-1944
Year of Graduation:
1944
Country:
Japan
Drafted during studies and assigned to Manchuria; graduated in 1944
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd Class) | — | — | Government of Japan | 受勲 |
| 1995 | Shika Bungakukan Prize (10th) | Haiku collection "Genzen" | — | Shika Bungakukan | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Haijin Association Criticism Prize (10th) | "The Youth of Showa Haiku" | — | Haijin Association | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Jyakotsu Prize (30th) | Haiku collection "Hakuchō" (Swans) | — | Jyakotsu Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd Class)
1993
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受勲
Shika Bungakukan Prize (10th)
1995
Work:
Haiku collection "Genzen"
Organization:
Shika Bungakukan
Result:
受賞
Haijin Association Criticism Prize (10th)
1995
Work:
"The Youth of Showa Haiku"
Organization:
Haijin Association
Result:
受賞
Jyakotsu Prize (30th)
1996
Work:
Haiku collection "Hakuchō" (Swans)
Organization:
Jyakotsu Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Haijin Kyokai Hyoron Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1995) award
Dakotsu Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1996) award
Works
Major Works
Sekuhaku (Snow White)
1944 Haiku collectionFirst haiku collection, containing poems from wartime period.
wartime experiencenature
Enta (Salt Fields)
1956 Haiku collection (series)Includes a series on Noto salt fields; noted as a representative work of social haiku.
laborlocalitynatural depiction
Genzen (Before My Eyes)
1994 Haiku collectionLate-career collection focusing on close observation of everyday life.
observationeveryday life
Hakuchō (Swans)
1995 Haiku collectionCollection including poems about swans; awarded the Jyakotsu Prize.
birdslakesmovement and whereabouts
Kōkyō (Symphony)
1999 Haiku collectionOne of his late collections, expressing layers of sound and impression in brief verses.
soundimpression
Bibliography
- Okinawa Gin'yūshū (Haiku collection) - Bokusha, 1974
- Teibon Enta: Selected Haiku of Sawaki Kin'ichi - Bokusha, 1976
- Collected Works of Sawaki Kin'ichi - Haijin Association, 1980
- Daily Haiku - Kyuryudo, 1983
- Henreki (Haiku collection) - Rippu Shobo, 1983
- Oukan (Haiku collection) - Kadokawa, 1986
- Haiku Landscapes - Kadokawa, 1986
- Sawaki Kin'ichi: Self-selected 300 Haiku - Shunyodo, 1991
- Genzen (Haiku collection) - Kadokawa, 1994
- The Youth of Showa Haiku - Kadokawa, 1995
- Basics of Haiku - Tokyo Shimbun Publishing, 1995
- Hakuchō (Haiku collection) - Kadokawa, 1995
- Okinawa Gin'yūshū: Selected Haiku of Sawaki - Yushurin, 1996
- Kōkyō (Haiku collection) - Kadokawa, 1999
- Ayako's Hand (Haiku collection) - Kadokawa, 2000
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Advocate of postwar social haikuShift toward shasei (sketch from life) and objective imageryConcise, observational style
- Recurring Motifs
- salt fields and labornature (lakes, birds)observations of everyday life
Legacy
A leading figure in postwar social haiku, he influenced many poets through the magazine "Kaze". As a university professor he trained successors and received multiple honors.
Academic Societies
- Haijin Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds related materials)
Quotes
-
On the salt fields, a hundred days' furrows drawn straight through
Source: Haiku collection "Enta (Salt Fields)" (1956)
Trivia
- "Kaze" magazine, which he led, ceased publication after a memorial issue following his death.
- His wife, Hosomi Ayako, was also a noted haiku poet.
- He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd Class) in 1993.