Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1977) award
Hiroshi Shimomura
しもむら ひろし
Shimomura Hiroshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1904-06-16 （Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1986-04-21 （Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan） age 81
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nagasaki City (lifetime)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, physician
- Active Years
- 1933-1986
- Influenced By
- Mizuhara Shūōshi,
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagasaki Medical College (now Nagasaki University) | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medicine | — | — | Japan |
Nagasaki Medical College (now Nagasaki University)
Faculty of Medicine
/ Department of Medicine
Country:
Japan
Began composing haiku under the guidance of Tanakada Toshi-hide while a student
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Haijin Kyokai Prize (Haiku Poets Association Prize) | Saishū-shū | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
Haijin Kyokai Prize (Haiku Poets Association Prize)
1977
Work:
Saishū-shū
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ishikai Seibo
1963 haiku collectionA collection of haiku reflecting exotic atmospheres and the landscape of Nagasaki.
exoticismNagasaki sceneryseasonal imagery
Saishū-shū
1976 haiku collectionA representative collection containing many poems imbued with nostalgia and experiences from his work aiding atomic-bomb survivors; winner of the Haiku Poets Association Prize.
hibakusha (atomic-bomb survivors)medical experiencenostalgia
Saishū-shū: After
1988 haiku collectionPosthumously published collection compiling late-period and previously unpublished haiku.
late-period reflectionrecollectionfragments of everyday life
Bibliography
- Ishikai Seibo (1963)
- Saishū-shū (1976)
- Saishū-shū: After (1988, posthumous)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, direct haiku expressionblend of traditional seasonal diction with personal experience
- Recurring Motifs
- exoticismatomic-bomb survivors / the bombmedicine and illness
Legacy
A haiku poet and physician based in Nagasaki whose work aiding atomic-bomb survivors influenced his poetry. Praised for blending regional character and exotic atmosphere; winner of the Haiku Poets Association Prize in 1977.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
Trivia
- Worked as a physician aiding atomic-bomb survivors; those experiences influenced his poetry.
- Founded and edited the haiku magazine 'Shuro' (棕梠) in 1947.
- Began composing haiku while a student and studied under Mizuhara Shūōshi.