New Haiku Poets Federation Prize - Haiku Works Division
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1979) award
Taniyama Kaen
たにやま かえん
Taniyama Kaen
Pen Names:
Kaen Taniyama（Pen name used for haiku and haiku criticism）,
Toshimitsu Imuda（Legal name used for academic works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-03-01 （Shenyang, Fengtian Province, Manchukuo (now Shenyang, Liaoning, China)）
- Died
- 2018-00-00 age 86
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Shenyang (birthplace) → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, economist, university professor, editor
- Active Years
- 1960-2018
- Affiliations
- New Haiku Poets' Federation (Shinhaikujin Renmei), Contemporary Haiku Association, Hosei University, University of Tokyo
- Memberships
- New Haiku Poets' Federation, Contemporary Haiku Association
- Influenced By
- Hibun Shimomura, Yumedo Hashimoto, Taho Furusawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Economics | Department of Economics | — | — | Japan |
| Hosei University | Faculty of Business Administration | — | — | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Economics
/ Department of Economics
Country:
Japan
Attended graduate school at the University of Tokyo; served as assistant professor and continued academic research and teaching
Hosei University
Faculty of Business Administration
Country:
Japan
Later served as professor and became professor emeritus
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Akahata 50th Anniversary Literary Prize — Honorable Mention | Shinpen Zassho | — | Akahata (newspaper) | 選外佳作 |
| 1979 | New Haiku Poets' Federation Award (7th) | Showa Matashiro | — | New Haiku Poets' Federation | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Mainichi Shimbun Award (41st Contemporary Haiku National Convention) | — | — | The Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
Akahata 50th Anniversary Literary Prize — Honorable Mention
1978
Work:
Shinpen Zassho
Organization:
Akahata (newspaper)
Result:
選外佳作
New Haiku Poets' Federation Award (7th)
1979
Work:
Showa Matashiro
Organization:
New Haiku Poets' Federation
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Shimbun Award (41st Contemporary Haiku National Convention)
2004
Organization:
The Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Anthology: Our Breath
1984 haiku collectionA haiku collection addressing postwar experiences and social themes.
postwarsocial themespeace
War and Haiku: Essays by Kaen Taniyama
1984 essay collectionA collection of essays discussing the relationship between war and haiku.
warhaiku criticismmemory
Dialogue Methods in Haiku
1993 criticismCritical work on dialogic methods in haiku and approaches to composing.
expression techniquesdialogue
Anthology: Emergency (Yūji)
2001 haiku collectionA collection of haiku themed around tension and crisis.
emergencysocial critique
Formation and Development of Capitalism (co-editor)
1968 economic historyAn edited volume on Japanese economic history and the development of capitalism (co-edited).
economic historycapitalism
Bibliography
- Anthology: Our Breath (1984, Senshokan)
- War and Haiku: Essays by Kaen Taniyama (1984, Contemporary Haiku Association)
- Dialogue Methods in Haiku (1993, New Haiku Poets' Federation)
- Haiku for Tomorrow (1996, New Haiku Poets' Federation)
- Era and Haiku (1999, New Haiku Poets' Federation)
- Gaze to the Wind (2000, Contemporary Haiku Association)
- Anthology: Emergency (2001, Contemporary Haiku Association)
- Essays: Fighting Haiku (2007, Contemporary Haiku Association)
- Haiku Collage A (2009, Contemporary Haiku Association)
- Haiku Collage B (2009, Contemporary Haiku Association)
- Formation and Development of Capitalism (1968, University of Tokyo Press, co-ed.)
- Securities Economics (1970, Yuhikaku, co-ed.)
- Documentary Imperial Economic Conference (1987, Kokusho Kankokai, co-author)
- Financial Structure under Wartime Regime (1991, Nihon Hyoronsha)
- Showa Economic History (1994, Nikkei Bunko, co-ed.)
- Structure of the Showa Financial Panic (2002, Keizai Sangyo Chosakai)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- socially oriented haiku (social haiku)clear, critical prose in essays and criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- postwar experiencepeacelabor and education
Legacy
A haiku poet who emphasized postwar experience and social themes and an accomplished economic historian. Influential as a critic and editor, he contributed to the activities of the New Haiku Poets' Federation and the Contemporary Haiku Association.
Academic Societies
- New Haiku Poets' Federation
- Contemporary Haiku Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (bibliographic and authority records)
Trivia
- He began writing haiku relatively late, at age 39.
- Born in Manchukuo (Fengtian/Shenyang), he repatriated to Japan after the war and pursued education there.