Japan Children’s Literature Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1985) special award
Iku Takenaka
たけなか いく
Takenaka Iku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1904-04-01 （Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan）
- Died
- 1982-03-07 （Kobe City Medical Center Central Hospital） age 77
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet, lyricist
- Active Years
- 1924-1982
- Influenced By
- Hakushu Kitahara, Fuyuhiko Kitagawa, Fuyue Anzai
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwansei Gakuin University | Faculty of Letters | English Literature | — | — | Japan |
| Hyogo Prefectural Daini Kobe Middle School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kwansei Gakuin University
Faculty of Letters
/ English Literature
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the English Literature department. Studied in Europe from 1924 to 1926.
Hyogo Prefectural Daini Kobe Middle School
Country:
Japan
Born into a wealthy merchant family and adopted at age one. During middle school he became devoted to the poet Hakushu Kitahara.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Polka Mazurka | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Japan Association of Children's Literature Award | Child Matador: Iku Takenaka's Juvenile Poems | — | Japan Association of Children's Literature | 特別賞 |
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1979
Work:
Polka Mazurka
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Japan Association of Children's Literature Award
1984
Work:
Child Matador: Iku Takenaka's Juvenile Poems
Organization:
Japan Association of Children's Literature
Result:
特別賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Wasps and Pollen
1926 Poetry collectionEarly poetry collection showing influences of modernism.
natureurbanitylyricism
Ivory Coast
1932 Poetry collectionOne of his representative works. The poem "Rugby" adopts the cinepoem style that was in vogue at the time.
modernismthe cityformal beauty
Polka Mazurka
1979 Poetry collectionA late-career collection that fuses lyricism with playfulness; it won the Yomiuri Literary Prize.
lyricismchildrenmusicality
Bibliography
- Wasps and Pollen (Kaiko Shijin Club, 1926)
- Holiday of Branches (Kaiko Shijin Club, 1928)
- A Spoonful of Clouds (Bon Shoten, 1932)
- Ivory Coast (1932)
- Signature (Daiichi Shobo, 1936)
- Keel (1944)
- Animal Magnetism (Ozaki Shobo, 1948)
- Miscellanea (1968)
- Polka Mazurka (1979)
- Collected Poems of Iku Takenaka (Kadokawa, 1983)
- Child Matador: Iku Takenaka's Juvenile Poems (Rironsha, 1984)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modernistlyrical
- Recurring Motifs
- urban lifelyricismchildren's lifemusicality
Health
-
cerebral hemorrhage1982年3月Caused his death
Legacy
Recognized as a poet of Hanshinkan modernism and an advocate for children's poetry. A corner is dedicated to him at the Kobe Literary Museum; he also wrote many school songs.
Museums
- Kobe Literary Museum (Iku Takenaka corner) Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- Sera Museum (permanent display of small works by Takenaka) Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Archives
- Materials held by the Kobe Literary Museum
In Popular Culture
- He wrote the lyrics for the Kintetsu Buffaloes team song.
Trivia
- Born into a wealthy merchant family and was adopted at age one.
- Served as the model for Ryohei Koiso's painting "His Rest".
- Wrote lyrics for many school songs in Kobe.
- Met Man Ray in Paris and introduced cinepoems.