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第17回(1999年) award
Toshio Yamamoto
やまもと としお
Yamamoto Toshio
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1935-06-07 (Tokyo, Japan)
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Poet
- 活動期間
- 1955年〜
- 所属
- Member of "Binbin" (poetry group), Publisher of "Koromo", Japan Modern Poets Association (Founding Vice-Chair: 2004-2006)
- 所属団体
- Japan Modern Poets Association, Hanawakai (poetry workshop)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University | Faculty of Political Science and Economics | — | — | — | Japan |
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Sōka (Funeral Flowers)
1986年 Poetry collectionA lyrical collection of poems meditating on life, death, and flowers.
Furoshiki (Wrapping Cloth)
1988年 Poetry collectionA collection of poems weaving everyday acts and memories.
Raido
1999年 Poetry collectionA representative mid-career collection using powerful imagery and symbolism.
Dancing Snow
2001年 Poetry collectionA collection themed around snow and seasonal impressions.
Fulness of Water: Poems by Toshio Yamamoto
2006年 Poetry collectionA set of poems using water as a motif to portray fluidity and the inner life.
Okami: Poems by Toshio Yamamoto
2009年 Poetry collectionA book of poems examining human relationships and social roles.
Apology and Testament
2012年 Poetry collectionPoems containing reflections and retrospection from later life.
Selections: Aibunsho and Notes — Before the Final Transition (From This Shore to the Other)
2019年 Selected poemsA late-career selection compiling representative works.
Heart Pouch
2021年 Poetry collectionA recent work enclosing emotions and memories of the inner self.
全著作
- 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)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Symbolic, lyrical styleDeliberate depiction of everyday acts and nature
- 頻出モチーフ
- flowerswatersnowdeathmemory
評価・遺産
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.
関連学会
- Japan Modern Poets Association
豆知識
- 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.