Shiba Fukio Haiku Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2002) encouragement award
Etsushi Seki
せき えつし
Seki Etsushi
Pen Names:
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969-09-21 （Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, haiku critic
- Memberships
- Ai (haiku group)
- Influenced By
- Minoru Yoshioka, Akio Tomizawa, Koui Nagata, Shigenobu Takayanagi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishogakusha University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Nishogakusha University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Shiba Fukio Haiku Newcomer Prize | Makdeburg House (100 haiku) | — | — | 城戸朱理奨励賞 |
| 2008 | Contemporary Haiku Criticism Prize | The Whole and the Non-Whole — On Koji Yasui's Adhesion | — | — | 佳作 |
| 2009 | Haiku-kai Criticism Prize | Space as Angel — On Hiroaki Tanaka's Mediation | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Contemporary Haiku Criticism Prize | Sacrifice Without Afterlife — On Takajo Mitsuhashi's Labyrinth | — | — | 佳作 |
| 2011 | Hiroaki Tanaka Prize | Six Billion Rotating Songs (approx.) | — | — | 受賞 |
Shiba Fukio Haiku Newcomer Prize
2002
Work:
Makdeburg House (100 haiku)
Result:
城戸朱理奨励賞
Contemporary Haiku Criticism Prize
2008
Work:
The Whole and the Non-Whole — On Koji Yasui's Adhesion
Result:
佳作
Haiku-kai Criticism Prize
2009
Work:
Space as Angel — On Hiroaki Tanaka's Mediation
Result:
受賞
Contemporary Haiku Criticism Prize
2009
Work:
Sacrifice Without Afterlife — On Takajo Mitsuhashi's Labyrinth
Result:
佳作
Hiroaki Tanaka Prize
2011
Work:
Six Billion Rotating Songs (approx.)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Tanaka Hiroaki Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (2012) award
Works
Major Works
Six Billion Rotating Songs
2011 Haiku collectionFirst haiku collection containing 796 poems mainly from 2006–2011. Includes parodies and collages informed by contemporary literature and thought, observational poems, and a section addressing the 2011 earthquake experience.
earthquake/tsunami experiencesketching/observational poetryparodycontemporary thought
Live Preparations of Flowering Machine-like Singles
2017 Haiku collectionSecond haiku collection containing about 1,402 poems, expanding subject matter to social situations, protests, and subcultural themes.
societysubculturedemonstrationsserial haiku
The Otherworld Called Haiku
2017 Essay collection / CriticismA collection of essays on haiku; the cover photograph features the author's mascot object 'Olivia'.
haiku theorycriticismmodern literary discussion
Bibliography
- Six Billion Rotating Songs (haiku collection). Enshorin, 2011.
- Live Preparations of Flowering Machine-like Singles (haiku collection). Minato no Hito, 2017.
- The Otherworld Called Haiku (essay collection). Enshorin, 2017.
- The Present of Emerging Haiku Poets — Co-editor of 'Emerging Haiku Anthology 2007'. Hokumeisha, 2006.
- New Selection 21 (anthology). Enshorin, 2009.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary haikuparodycollageobservational imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- earthquake and recoveryfragments of everyday lifesubcultural elements (boys' love, love dolls)mathematical motifs
Health
-
illness (unspecified)20代半ば頃からの断続的な時期Began composing haiku as an amusement during illness; this experience influenced his creative work.
Legacy
A haiku poet and critic who expanded contemporary haiku's expressive range; noted for works drawing on earthquake experience and subcultural material.
In Popular Culture
- The yellow one-eyed object 'Olivia' featured on his blog and book cover is a familiar emblem to readers.
Quotes
-
Wax pasta rises, the fork frozen in midair.
Source: Six Billion Rotating Songs (haiku collection) (2011)
Trivia
- Creates a mascot object called 'Olivia' and posts photos on his blog.
- Active on Twitter (handle: @Seki_Etsushi).
- Received the Tanaka Hiroaki Prize after publishing his first haiku collection.