Dakotsu Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1982) award
Shunichi Taki
たき しゅんいち
Taki Shunichi
Aliases:
粂太郎
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1901-10-15 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Died
- 1996-03-28 age 94
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Yokohama, Kanagawa
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, company employee
- Active Years
- 1926-1996
- Influenced By
- Shuoku Mizuhara (Mizuhara Shūōko)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Elementary School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Higher Elementary School
Country:
Japan
After graduating from higher elementary school, he became a company employee.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Jakko Prize | Hana Zakuro | — | Jakko Prize Committee | winner |
Jakko Prize
1982
Work:
Hana Zakuro
Organization:
Jakko Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hana Zakuro
1981 Haiku collectionThe 9th haiku collection. Known for its popular, warm style; this collection won the 16th Jakko Prize and is one of his representative works.
everyday lifepopulist sensibilitymentor-disciple relationship
Kaya
1935 Haiku collectionAn early haiku collection, containing works from soon after his transition from tanka to haiku.
turning pointsviews of nature
Bibliography
- Kaya (1935)
- Saien (1940)
- Jonen (1946)
- Gareki (1952)
- Shinrin (1957)
- Shoku (1965)
- Glass Wind Chimes (1971)
- Tansho (1977)
- Hana Zakuro (1981)
- Yuzuriha (1986)
- Self-annotated Modern Haiku Series: Shunichi Taki (1980)
- Complete Works of Shunichi Taki (1988)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- popular, down-to-earth styleconcise and clear haiku diction
- Recurring Motifs
- everyday scenesmentor-disciple relationsdepictions of naps and leisure
Legacy
Shunichi Taki was a 20th-century haiku poet known for his down-to-earth style and warm perspective. A pupil of Mizuhara Shūōko, he was active in the postwar haiku world for decades. His 9th collection, Hana Zakuro, won the Jakko Prize; he is regarded as a significant figure in modern haiku.
Archives
- Held in National Diet Library collections
- Materials held at Yokohama City Library
Quotes
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The sound of cicadas—mentor and pupil's path also seems like love
Source: Haiku collection / representative verse -
Even to the afterworld I pop in for a big nap
Source: Haiku collection / representative verse
Trivia
- His real name was Kume Tarō.
- After graduating from higher elementary school, he worked as a company employee while composing haiku.
- He expressed acceptance of seasonless (muki) haiku, which briefly put him at odds with his mentor Mizuhara Shūōko.