Tanka Research Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1984) award
Tai Azumi
たい あずみ
Tai Azumi
Pen Names:
Wagatsuma Tooru（Birth name. Appears in official records and earlier works.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-02-19 （Iiyama, Nagano, Japan）
- Died
- 2014-11-02 age 84
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Iiyama, Nagano → Okazaki / Nagoya, Aichi
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, middle school teacher
- Active Years
- 1950-2014
- Influenced By
- Michizō Tachihara
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okazaki Higher Normal School (now Nagoya University) | Social Studies | — | — | — | Japan |
Okazaki Higher Normal School (now Nagoya University)
Social Studies
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the former higher normal school and worked as a middle school social studies teacher.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Tanka Kenkyu Prize | Keika Issoku | — | Tanka Kenkyu | winner |
| 2000 | Shimaki Akahiko Literary Prize | Collected Works of Tai Azumi | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Poetry Literature Museum Prize | Sennenki Chijo | — | — | winner |
Tanka Kenkyu Prize
1984
Work:
Keika Issoku
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu
Result:
winner
Shimaki Akahiko Literary Prize
2000
Work:
Collected Works of Tai Azumi
Result:
winner
Poetry Literature Museum Prize
2010
Work:
Sennenki Chijo
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2010) tanka
Works
Major Works
Wagatsuma Tooru: Collected Poems
1967 tanka collectionA collection published under his birth name, gathering early tanka compositions.
everyday lifelocality
Songs of the Night of Trees, Flags and Fishes
1974 tanka collectionA tanka collection that observes everyday life through nature and objects.
natureobservation
Keika Issoku
1990 tanka collectionA mature collection from his middle period. Recipient of the Tanka Kenkyu Prize.
timeremembrance
Sennenki Chijo
2009 tanka collectionOne of his late representative works. Awarded the Poetry Literature Museum Prize.
historyfaith
Bibliography
- Wagatsuma Tooru: Collected Poems (1967)
- Songs of the Night of Trees, Flags and Fishes (1974)
- Tenranchohen (1975)
- Songs of the Shishimura Struggle (1975)
- By the Water (1976)
- Maria on the Right Bank (1978)
- Father, Shinano (1985)
- Keika Issoku (1990)
- Spring Star (1996)
- Yamaguchimura Love Songs (1997)
- Sennenki Chijo (2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical tanka style often incorporating religious motifs
- Recurring Motifs
- faithnaturehometown
Health
-
pneumonia2014Died of pneumonia in 2014
Legacy
Tai Azumi sustained a steady career as a tanka poet from the postwar period into his late years, noted for blending local color and faith. He received awards such as the Tanka Kenkyu Prize, Shimaki Akahiko Literary Prize and the Poetry Literature Museum Prize, leaving a lasting presence in the tanka world.
Trivia
- Birth name: Wagatsuma Tooru.
- Pen name "Azumi" derived from Azumino, though he was born in Iiyama.
- One of his late representative works is "Sennenki Chijo."