Takami Jun Award
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1996) award
Ikuo Seo
せお いくお
Seo Ikuo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-11-16 （Nagoya, Aichi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nagoya (birthplace) → Tokyo (residence/work)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, German literature scholar, Literary scholar, Professor
- Active Years
- 1976-
- Affiliations
- Tokyo Metropolitan University (professor emeritus), GENIUS group (poetry collective)
- Memberships
- GENIUS group
- Influenced By
- Nobuo Ayukawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo | Graduate School of Humanities (German literature) | German Literature | 修士 | — | Japan |
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Humanities (German literature)
/ German Literature
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's course in German literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Takami Jun Prize (26th) | Deep purple | — | Takami Jun Prize Committee | Winner |
| 2006 | Yamanashi Literature Prize (15th) | On War Poetry 1910-1945 | — | Yamanashi Literature Prize Committee | Winner |
| 2010 | Ayukawa Nobuo Prize (1st) | Poetic Thinning: Dialogues 2002-2009 (co-authored with Masato Inagawa) | — | Ayukawa Nobuo Prize Committee | Winner |
Takami Jun Prize (26th)
1996
Work:
Deep purple
Organization:
Takami Jun Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Yamanashi Literature Prize (15th)
2006
Work:
On War Poetry 1910-1945
Organization:
Yamanashi Literature Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Ayukawa Nobuo Prize (1st)
2010
Work:
Poetic Thinning: Dialogues 2002-2009 (co-authored with Masato Inagawa)
Organization:
Ayukawa Nobuo Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mercury Lamp Colonies
1976 Poetry collectionEarly privately published poetry collection. Noted for experimental language and urban imagery.
citylinguistic experimentationsolitude
Deep purple
1995 Poetry collectionA poetry collection that deepens poetic technique and expression. Recipient of the Takami Jun Prize.
language and bodymemoryvoice
On War Poetry 1910-1945
2006 Literary criticismA collection of essays on war poetry in the early 20th century, historically examining the relationship between poetry and war.
warpoeticshistory
Bibliography
- Mercury Lamp Colonies — poetry (private edition), 1976
- Fukiareru Ami — poetry, Yumitate-sha, 1981
- Ran Ran Ran — poetry, Yumitate-sha, 1984
- Deep purple — poetry, Shichosha, 1995
- On War Poetry 1910-1945 — Heibonsha, 2006
- Poetic Thinning: Dialogues 2002-2009 (co-authored with Masato Inagawa) — Shichosha, 2009
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental contemporary poetrya style blending poetry and criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- war and memorythe margins of languageurban landscapes
Legacy
Ikuo Seo is a poet and scholar active in both poetic creation and poetics in postwar Japan. He has been recognized for his poetry and criticism and has influenced younger writers through university teaching and poetry collectives.
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library
Trivia
- In 1991 he engaged in a public debate with Sadakazu Fujii concerning the Gulf War.
- He helped found the GENIUS group with poets and critics and published a mimeographed journal called GIP.