Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2004) award
Takao Suzuki
すずき たかお
Suzuki Takao
Aliases:
昭介（本名）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-09-13 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2013-04-10 age 84
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, poet, author
- Active Years
- 1948-2013
- Affiliations
- Tsuru (magazine), Oki (magazine), Mon (magazine; founded)
- Influenced By
- Hakyo Ishida, Toshirō Nomura
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Haijin Kyokai (Haiku Poets Association) Award | Sennen | — | Haiku Poets Association | 受賞 |
Haijin Kyokai (Haiku Poets Association) Award
2005
Work:
Sennen
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nagisa-dori: Takao Suzuki Haiku Collection
1979 HaikuAn early collection of haiku focusing on seaside and seasonal imagery, notable for its delicate phrasing.
seasonalityseanature
Collected Works of Takao Suzuki
1990 HaikuA haiku collection including the author's own notes and commentary, showing development in style.
reflectionkigo (seasonal words)form and experimentation
Kaze no Matsuri: Takao Suzuki Haiku Collection
1997 HaikuA mid-career collection with many poems centered on wind and festival motifs.
windfestivalscommunity
Kazasa no Hito: The Young Takaei Kikaku
1999 Novel (historical/biographical)A work portraying the young life of haikai master Takarai Kikaku, blending historical background with passion for haikai.
Edo periodhaikaihistorical figures
Katakoto Jizai: Haiku These Days
2002 Essays/CriticismA collection of essays on haiku composition and criticism, discussing the author's approach and thoughts.
haiku theorytechniquecreative process
Sennen (Thousand Years): Haiku Collection
2004 HaikuA haiku collection awarded the Haiku Poets Association prize; praised for its mature style.
timesense of historypassing years
Takao Suzuki Haiku Collection by Seasonal Words
2007 HaikuA collection organized by kigo (seasonal words), re-examining the author's style through seasonal lenses.
kigoseasonal feelingcuration
Kachikachi-yama: Takao Suzuki Haiku Collection
2012 HaikuA late-career collection containing works with folkloric imagery and allegorical tones.
folkloreallegorylate-career perspective
Bibliography
- Nagisa-dori: Takao Suzuki Haiku Collection (1979)
- Collected Works of Takao Suzuki (1990)
- Kaze no Matsuri: Takao Suzuki Haiku Collection (1997)
- Takao Suzuki Haiku Collection (1999)
- Kazasa no Hito: The Young Takarai Kikaku (1999)
- Katakoto Jizai: Haiku These Days (2002)
- Sennen (Thousand Years): Haiku Collection (2004)
- Takao Suzuki Haiku Collection by Seasonal Words (2007)
- Kachikachi-yama: Takao Suzuki Haiku Collection (2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise and lyrical haiku expressionblend of classical kigo-centered elements and modern sensibilities
- Recurring Motifs
- sea / shorewindseasonal scenesfolkloric imagery
Legacy
A prominent haiku poet active from the postwar era into the 21st century. He combined traditional kigo sensibilities with modern feeling, influenced later poets, and was noted for editorial work such as founding and directing the magazine Mon.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
Archives
- National Diet Library authority data (NDL)
- VIAF identifier: VIAF 267713916
- WorldCat Identities
Trivia
- His real name was Shosuke.
- He began composing haiku in 1948 and became a member of the magazine Tsuru in 1961.
- He moved to the magazine Oki in 1971 and founded/edited the magazine Mon in 1989.
- He received the Haiku Poets Association Award in 2005 for the collection Sennen.