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Edition 23 (1996) award
Hideaki Takamatsu
たかまつ ひであき
takamatsu hideaki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-03-16 (Hokkaido, Japan)
- Died
- 2019-04-14 age 95
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, poet
- Active Years
- 2019
- Affiliations
- Organizer/editor of the literary magazine Kodachi, Member of the group/magazine Uta to Kansho, Published the personal magazine Shishiza
- Influenced By
- Iwao Okayama
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Foreign Language School (former system) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Japan Tanka Poets Club Prize | Sora ni Kaza-bana (Chū ni Kaza-hana) | — | Japan Tanka Poets Club | winner |
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Musai-shoku (Tanka Collection)
1957 tankaAn early collection of tanka characterized by concise and restrained poems.
Forgotten Winter Scenes (Tanka Collection)
1964 tankaA collection focusing on winter scenes and memories.
Sogenfu (Collected Tanka of Hideaki Takamatsu)
1968 tankaOne of his notable mid-career collections, containing poems with fantastical imagery.
Seirinsyu (Definitive Collected Tanka)
1985 tankaA definitive collected volume compiling works across many years.
Yoshino Hideo: The Monument and Its Surroundings
1995 criticism / travelogueAn examination and record of Yoshino Hideo and the monuments dedicated to him.
Chū ni Kazahana (Tanka Collection)
1995 tankaThe tanka collection awarded the Japan Tanka Poets Club Prize in 1996, including poems themed on sky and wind.
Ama no Sakaboko (Tanka Collection)
1999 tankaOne of his later collections, featuring strong symbolic expressions.
Isuzu Hibiki (Tanka Collection)
2002 tankaA late-career collection focusing on sound and resonance.
Departing Now: My Endless Tanka (Collected Tanka)
2006 tankaA collection from the 2000s centering on departure and reflections on life.
Bibliography
- Musai-shoku (1957)
- Forgotten Winter Scenes (1964)
- Sogenfu (1968)
- Seirinsyu (1985)
- Yoshino Hideo: The Monument and Its Surroundings (1995)
- Chū ni Kazahana (1995)
- Ama no Sakaboko (1999)
- Isuzu Hibiki (2002)
- Departing Now: My Endless Tanka (2006)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, restrained tankause of symbolic and fantastical imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- naturewindskywinterdeparture
Legacy
A Japanese tanka poet active from the 20th to the 21st century. He influenced younger poets through editing and publishing literary magazines and was recognized with the Japan Tanka Poets Club Prize for Chū ni Kazahana.
Archives
- National Diet Library (Author ID: 00078540)
- VIAF (Identifier: 258057977)
Trivia
- Registered in VIAF (258057977)
- Listed in the National Diet Library author data (00078540)
- Alumnus of Tokyo Foreign Language School (former system)
- Won the Japan Tanka Poets Club Prize in 1996