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Mitsuru Suzuki

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Suzuki Mitsuru

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1926-03-03 (Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan)
死没
2017-05-29 91歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
poet
活動期間
1948年〜2017年
所属
Ibaraki Prefectural Government (former employee), Ibaraki Literary Association (formerly Ibaraki Bungeika Association)
所属団体
Ibaraki Literary Association, Japan Poets Club

学歴

Chuo University
Faculty of Economics
期間: 1945–1948
卒業年: 1948
国: Japan

受賞歴

Ibaraki Literary Prize
1981
対象作品: Yoshino (poetry collection)
主催: Ibaraki Literary Association
結果: 受賞
Japan Poets Club Prize (20th)
1987
対象作品: Hane / Wings (poetry collection)
主催: Japan Poets Club
結果: 受賞
Ibaraki Shimbun Prize
1997
対象作品: Gassan / Mt. Gassan (poetry collection)
主催: Ibaraki Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th Class
1997
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章
Japan Poets Club Lifetime Member Commendation
2006
主催: Japan Poets Club
結果: 表彰

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

I Want to Hear a Voice

1969年 poetry

An early collection of poems focusing on personal lyricism and calls to voice.

lyricismvoiceintrospection

Yoshino (Selected Poems)

1981年 poetry

A representative mid-career collection dealing with nature and nostalgia; recipient of the Ibaraki Literary Prize.

naturenostalgiaregional identity

Wings (poetry collection)

1986年 poetry

A collection notable for symbolic imagery and lyrical expression; awarded the Japan Poets Club Prize.

symbolismrebirthmemory

Aquifer (poetry anthology, edited by Kaoru Kuriyama)

1996年 poetry/poems

An edited anthology by Kaoru Kuriyama including poems by Mitsuru Suzuki.

waterflowsequence of poems

Gassan (poetry collection)

1997年 poetry

A mature collection exploring human sense of time and memory through nature and mountains.

mountainsmemorynature

Pilgrimage of Seasonal Words

2003年 essays on seasonal words / criticism

A collection of essays and criticism on seasonal words (kigo) and seasonal sensibilities.

seasonalityhaiku sensibilitynuance of language

Collected Poems of Mitsuru Suzuki (New Japanese Contemporary Poetry Series)

2006年 collected poems / anthology

A collected volume compiling decades of poetry; traces the development of his poetic style.

recollectionnaturelife

全著作

  • I Want to Hear a Voice (1969)
  • Yoshino: Selected Poems (1981)
  • Wings: Selected Poems (1986)
  • Aquifer: Poetry Anthology (1996, ed. Kaoru Kuriyama)
  • Gassan: Selected Poems (1997)
  • Pilgrimage of Seasonal Words (2003)
  • Collected Poems of Mitsuru Suzuki (2006)

作風・主題

文体
lyrical and accessible styletendency to use symbolic imagery
頻出モチーフ
natureseasonalitymemorywar and peace

評価・遺産

Known for poetic work combining regional character and lyricism, Suzuki was active in the poetic community based in Ibaraki for many years. He received multiple awards including the Ibaraki Literary Prize and the Japan Poets Club Prize, and was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1997.

関連学会

  • Ibaraki Literary Association
  • Japan Poets Club

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (bibliographic records)
  • VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)

豆知識

  • He lost his parents and a brother in the Tokyo air raids during the Pacific War.
  • After graduating from Chuo University's Faculty of Economics, he worked at the Ibaraki Prefectural Government.
  • Awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th Class, in 1997.