Kadokawa Haiku Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (1997) award
Shinichi Wakai
わかい しんいち
Wakai Shinichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-01-01 （Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, farmer
- Active Years
- 1977-
- Memberships
- Kari (Haiku group)
- Influenced By
- ,
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanagawa University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kanagawa University
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Kadokawa Haiku Prize | Sanae-kyō (50 haiku) | — | Kadokawa Shoten | winner |
| 2007 | Sō Sakon Haiku Grand Prize | Haiku collection 'Kansetsu' (Capped Snow) | — | Sō Sakon Haiku Prize Committee | winner |
| 2014 | Haiku Poets Association Award | Haiku collection 'Yukigata' (Snow Form) | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
Kadokawa Haiku Prize
1997
Work:
Sanae-kyō (50 haiku)
Organization:
Kadokawa Shoten
Result:
winner
Sō Sakon Haiku Grand Prize
2007
Work:
Haiku collection 'Kansetsu' (Capped Snow)
Organization:
Sō Sakon Haiku Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Haiku Poets Association Award
2014
Work:
Haiku collection 'Yukigata' (Snow Form)
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Munakata Haiku Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2007) award
Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 54 (2014) award
Works
Major Works
Snow Sentiment
1989 Haiku collectionAn early collection of haiku reflecting the heavy-snow landscapes of Niigata.
snownaturerural life
Snow Field
1996 Haiku collectionA mid-career collection focusing on snowy landscapes and village life.
snowseasonsdaily life
Snow-Capped
2006 Haiku collectionA prize-winning collection praised for its rooted expressions of local nature.
snowlocalitynature observation
Snow Form
2014 Haiku collectionAwarded the Haiku Poets Association Award; notable for matured style using snow motifs.
snowmaturityterroir
Wind and Snow
2021 Haiku collectionA recent collection containing delicate haiku on wind and snow.
windsnowchange
Bibliography
- Snow Sentiment (Bokuyosha, 1989)
- Snow Field (Hona-ami Shoten, 1996)
- Snow-Capped (Kadokawa Shoten, 2006)
- Snow Form (KADOKAWA, 2014)
- Wind and Snow (KADOKAWA, 2021)
- Learning Haiku with Quizzes (Iizuka Shoten, 2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- earthy, terroir-rooted straightforward dictionconcise haiku with strong seasonal sensibility
- Recurring Motifs
- snowrural village lifeseasonal changecycles of nature
Legacy
A haiku poet acclaimed for works rooted in the heavy-snow landscapes of Niigata. Winner of several major prizes, praised for his regionally grounded poetic style.
Trivia
- Took over the family farm at age 28.
- Began writing haiku around age 30.
- Won the Kadokawa Haiku Prize in 1997 and the Haiku Poets Association Award in 2014.
- Worked at a telegraph-telephone bureau after graduating from Kanagawa University.