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Tatsuharu Ooya

おおや たつはる

Ooya Tatsuharu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1952-04-01 (Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
haiku poet
Active Years
1975-
Influenced By
Seison Yamaguchi, Shigenobu Takayanagi

Education

University of Tokyo
Country: Japan

Awards

Haiku Poets Association Newcomer Prize
1999
Work: Kankai
Organization: Haiku Poets Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ryūgū

haiku collection

A collection of haiku focusing on the sea and natural imagery.

seanatureseasonal motifs

Kankai

haiku collection

A representative collection that includes award-winning haiku. This collection earned the Haiku Poets Association Newcomer Prize in 1999.

everyday lifecoastal landscapespassage of time

Egamue

haiku collection

A collection that depicts nature and humanity from a more mature perspective.

riversnostalgiaseasonality

Bibliography

  • Ryūgū
  • Kankai
  • Egamue

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, refined expressionuse of traditional seasonal words (kigo)
Recurring Motifs
the seaseasonal changenostalgia

Legacy

As a postwar-born haiku poet, he is known for poetic verses about the sea and seasons. Through editorial and group activities he has influenced younger poets.

Academic Societies

  • Haiku Poets Association

Trivia

  • Studied under Seison Yamaguchi in the University of Tokyo Haiku Society.
  • Became a member of the haiku group "Iki" (豈) in 1981.
  • Participated in the founding of "Ten'i" in 1990 and served as editor-in-chief.