Modern Haiku Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1957) award
Murio Suzuki
すずき むりお
Suzuki Murio
Pen Names:
Murio Suzuki（Pen name (real name: Jiro)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1919-09-28 （Yamataki Village, Senboku District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan (now Kishiwada)）
- Died
- 2004-12-12 （Izumiōtsu, Osaka Prefecture, Japan） age 85
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 1949-2008
- Affiliations
- Haiku magazine 'Kayou' (founder and editor), Osaka University of Arts (Professor, 1984–1990)
- Influenced By
- Seito Sanki
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaguchi Higher Commercial School (now Yamaguchi University) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Yamaguchi Higher Commercial School (now Yamaguchi University)
Country:
Japan
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Gendai Haiku Association Award | — | — | Gendai Haiku Association | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Jakutoku (Jakko) Prize | Haiku collection 'The Age of Rain' | — | Jakutoku Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Gendai Haiku Grand Prize | — | — | Gendai Haiku Grand Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Gendai Haiku Association Award
1957
Organization:
Gendai Haiku Association
Result:
受賞
Jakutoku (Jakko) Prize
1995
Work:
Haiku collection 'The Age of Rain'
Organization:
Jakutoku Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Gendai Haiku Grand Prize
2002
Organization:
Gendai Haiku Grand Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class
2001
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Dakotsu Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1995) award
Gendai Haiku Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2002) award
Works
Major Works
Stormy Sky
1949 haiku collectionFirst haiku collection, published in the immediate postwar period; one of his early representative collections.
warrelicspostwar
The Age of Rain
1994 haiku collectionA 1990s haiku collection reflecting social themes and a sense of its era.
social themescontemporary era
September 1999
1999 haiku collectionOne of his late collections, dealing often with the passage of time and memory.
memorytime
Bibliography
- Stormy Sky
- Flag in the Valley
- The Third Breakwater
- Sakurajima
- Border
- Complete Haiku Collection of Murio Suzuki (1978)
- Rear Seat
- Fixed Residency and Wandering (essays)
- Evil Spirits
- The Age of Rain
- September 1999
- Murio Suzuki Haiku Collection (2002)
- Complete Haiku Collection of Murio Suzuki (2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- central figure in postwar haikusocial haikupreference for unseasonal / non-kigo haiku
- Recurring Motifs
- warpersonal relicsurban lifememory
Health
-
liver failure2004Died of liver failure in 2004; ceased literary activity.
Legacy
One of the leading haiku poets of postwar Japan and a representative of social haiku. He founded the magazine 'Kayou', mentored many contributors, and was recognized for a style combining wartime experience and urban perspectives, receiving multiple major awards.
Academic Societies
- Gendai Haiku Association
Archives
- National Diet Library of Japan (holds works/records)
In Popular Culture
- Influence on the postwar haiku world through the founding of the magazine 'Kayou'
Quotes
-
There are relics — Iwanami Bunko 'The Abe Family'
Source: Haiku (1949) (1949)
Trivia
- Posthumous Buddhist name: Zenrin-in Kakuo Tokawacho(?) (戒名の英訳は概訳).
- Served as professor at Osaka University of Arts from 1984 to 1990.
- Real name: Jiro.