Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1968) award
Gosenkoku Ueda
うえだ ごせんごく
Ueda Gosenkoku
Pen Names:
Gosenkoku（Haiku pen-name adopted based on a celebrated school-age haiku）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-10-24 （Yoyogi Sanyamachi (Yoyogi), Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 1997-09-02 （Kyorin University Hospital (Tokyo, Japan)） age 63
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Hosso (Buddhism)
- Residence History
- Yoyogi Sanyamachi, Shibuya, Tokyo (birthplace) → Iwamatsu Village (now Fuji City), Shizuoka Prefecture (relocated) → Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture → Nerima, Tokyo (later residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Haiku poet, Magazine founder/editor, Acupuncturist, Business owner
- Active Years
- 1953-1997
- Affiliations
- Hyokai (haiku magazine/group), Hyokai Shinjin-kai (Hyokai Newcomers' Association), Aze (founder and editor), Haijin Kyokai (Haiku Poets Association)
- Memberships
- Hyokai, Haiku Poets Association
- Influenced By
- Fujio Akimoto, Sanki Saito (Seito Sanki)
- Influenced
- Hizako Ueda (daughter, successor of magazine activity)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters, Department of Journalism | Journalism | — | 1953–1957 | Japan |
| Shizuoka Prefectural Fuji High School (formerly Fuji Middle School) | — | — | — | 1947–1952 | Japan |
Sophia University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters, Department of Journalism
/ Journalism
Period:
1953–1957
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate thesis 'The Emergence of Newspaper Haiku Circles' was summarized for publication on recommendation of Saito Sanki
Shizuoka Prefectural Fuji High School (formerly Fuji Middle School)
Period:
1947–1952
Country:
Japan
Participated in school literary magazine 'Wakaayu' and published haiku
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Haiku Poets Association Award | Den'en (Field/Countryside) | — | Haiku Poets Association | 受賞 |
Haiku Poets Association Award
1968
Work:
Den'en (Field/Countryside)
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Den'en
1968 Haiku collectionFirst haiku collection; works characterized by sentiment and haikai spirit. Awarded the Haiku Poets Association Award.
natureseasonalityeveryday scenes
Shinrin (Forest)
1978 Haiku collectionCollection from the period when his 'direct perception of the present' theory becomes prominent.
direct perception of the presenttime and momentviews of nature
Fukei (Landscape)
1982 Haiku collectionA collection that captures landscapes and the details of daily life.
landscapedaily lifesentiment
Kohaku (Amber)
1992 Haiku collectionCollection of mature works; deepening personal recollection and view of nature.
recollectionmaturitynature
Tenro
1998 Haiku collectionA late-period haiku collection compiling works near the end of his life (published 1998).
later yearsrecollectiontime
Complete Haiku Collection of Gosenkoku Ueda
2003 Complete works (haiku)Collected all haiku of his lifetime (published 2003).
complete workslifelong writings
Bibliography
- Den'en
- Shinrin
- Fukei
- Kohaku
- Tenro
- Complete Haiku Collection of Gosenkoku Ueda
- Gosenkoku Ueda: Singing of Being
- Haiku Juku
- Spring Geese
- Five Important Things in Haiku: An Introduction to Gosenkoku's Haiku
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Style emphasizing sentiment and haikai spiritAdvocated 'direct perception of the present' (poetry of 'now', 'here', 'self')Plain language rich in feeling
- Recurring Motifs
- migratory birds and seasonal changescenes of everyday liferecollection and fragments of time
Health
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neurosis1954 (一時期)Occurred during university years but improved after mentorship and joining haiku circle
Legacy
Considered one of the representative postwar haiku poets. Noted for sentiment and haikai spirit; awarded the Haiku Poets Association Award for 'Den'en' and founder/editor of the haiku magazine 'Aze'. Several haiku monuments remain and collected editions and studies have been published.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
Archives
- Iwamotoyama Park (Fuji City) — haiku monument (from 'Den'en')
- View Fukushima-gata (Niigata City) — haiku monument
- Fujimi Shobo (publisher of the Complete Haiku Collection)
In Popular Culture
- Contributed to popularizing haiku through appearances on NHK haiku programs and educational TV
Quotes
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If one assumes that haiku's unique poetics is drawn out by loneliness and deepens into quietude, Gosenkoku's haiku has mastered that poetics.
Source: Fujio Akimoto (preface to 'Den'en') (1968) -
A million greens — one shot suffices for death
Source: Representative haiku
Trivia
- Birth name recorded as Akio (sources vary on reading)
- Several haiku monuments are installed in Shizuoka and Niigata prefectures
- Wrote the lyrics for the school song of Fuji Central Elementary School (Fuji City)
- Founded and edited the haiku magazine 'Aze' in 1973