Contemporary Poet Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1999) award
Toshio Yamamoto
やまもと としお
Yamamoto Toshio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-06-07 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1955-
- Affiliations
- Member of "Binbin" (poetry group), Publisher of "Koromo", Japan Modern Poets Association (Founding Vice-Chair: 2004-2006)
- Memberships
- Japan Modern Poets Association, Hanawakai (poetry workshop)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University | Faculty of Political Science and Economics | — | — | — | Japan |
Meiji University
Faculty of Political Science and Economics
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Gendai Shijin (Modern Poets) Prize | Raido | — | Modern Poets Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Yokohama Poets Association Prize | Sōka (Funeral Flowers) | — | Yokohama Poets Association | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Ibaraki Literature Prize | Furoshiki (Wrapping Cloth) | — | Ibaraki Literature Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Ibaraki Shimbun Prize | Raido | — | Ibaraki Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Miyazawa Kenji / Ihatov Prize | A Collection of 181 Atomic Bomb Poems (co-edited) | — | Koresakku-sha (co-editor) | 受賞 |
Gendai Shijin (Modern Poets) Prize
1999
Work:
Raido
Organization:
Modern Poets Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Yokohama Poets Association Prize
1986
Work:
Sōka (Funeral Flowers)
Organization:
Yokohama Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Ibaraki Literature Prize
1988
Work:
Furoshiki (Wrapping Cloth)
Organization:
Ibaraki Literature Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Ibaraki Shimbun Prize
1999
Work:
Raido
Organization:
Ibaraki Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Miyazawa Kenji / Ihatov Prize
2006
Work:
A Collection of 181 Atomic Bomb Poems (co-edited)
Organization:
Koresakku-sha (co-editor)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sōka (Funeral Flowers)
1986 Poetry collectionA lyrical collection of poems meditating on life, death, and flowers.
flowersdeathmourning
Furoshiki (Wrapping Cloth)
1988 Poetry collectionA collection of poems weaving everyday acts and memories.
daily lifememory
Raido
1999 Poetry collectionA representative mid-career collection using powerful imagery and symbolism.
naturesymbolism
Dancing Snow
2001 Poetry collectionA collection themed around snow and seasonal impressions.
snowseasons
Fulness of Water: Poems by Toshio Yamamoto
2006 Poetry collectionA set of poems using water as a motif to portray fluidity and the inner life.
waterinner life
Okami: Poems by Toshio Yamamoto
2009 Poetry collectionA book of poems examining human relationships and social roles.
human relationshipssocial roles
Apology and Testament
2012 Poetry collectionPoems containing reflections and retrospection from later life.
retrospectionaging
Selections: Aibunsho and Notes — Before the Final Transition (From This Shore to the Other)
2019 Selected poemsA late-career selection compiling representative works.
summationtransition
Heart Pouch
2021 Poetry collectionA recent work enclosing emotions and memories of the inner self.
inner lifeemotion
Bibliography
- Sōka (Funeral Flowers) (Keiso Shobo, 1986)
- Furoshiki (Wrapping Cloth) (Subaru Shobo, 1988)
- Raido (Shoshi Seijusha, 1999)
- Dancing Snow (Shoshi Seijusha, 2001)
- Fulness of Water: Poems by Toshio Yamamoto (Koresakku-sha, 2006)
- Okami: Poems by Toshio Yamamoto (Koresakku-sha, 2009)
- Apology and Testament (Hokosha, 2012)
- Selections: Aibunsho and Notes — Before the Final Transition (Hokosha, 2019)
- Heart Pouch (Tochigi Bunka-sha, 2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Symbolic, lyrical styleDeliberate depiction of everyday acts and nature
- Recurring Motifs
- flowerswatersnowdeathmemory
Legacy
A poet who has written lyrical works on flowers and nature from the postwar period to the present. He has contributed to poetry education and dissemination—leading the Hanawakai workshop—and through editorial and local activities has earned recognition in the contemporary poetry community.
Academic Societies
- Japan Modern Poets Association
Trivia
- Born on June 7, 1935.
- Opened and has run the volunteer poetry workshop "Hanawakai" from 2000 (21st year as of 2021).
- Won the 17th Modern Poets Prize in 1999 for "Raido".
- Has edited multiple poetry collections and anthologies and is active in regional poetry activities.