Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2007) poetry category
Fuminori Yoshida
よしだ ふみのり
Yoshida Fuminori
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-11-05 （Hinai, Kitaakita District, Akita Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet, literary critic
- Active Years
- 1976-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department) | Faculty of Letters, First Department | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department)
Faculty of Letters, First Department
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Bansui Prize | Genshino (Atomic Field) | — | Bansui Prize Committee | winner |
| 2007 | Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Prize | Light of June, Chair of September | — | Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize Committee | winner |
| 2011 | Miyazawa Kenji Prize | Critical study on Kenji Miyazawa | — | Miyazawa Kenji Prize Committee | winner |
| 2014 | Takami Jun Prize | Birth | — | Takami Jun Prize Committee | winner |
Bansui Prize
2002
Work:
Genshino (Atomic Field)
Organization:
Bansui Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Prize
2007
Work:
Light of June, Chair of September
Organization:
Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Miyazawa Kenji Prize
2011
Work:
Critical study on Kenji Miyazawa
Organization:
Miyazawa Kenji Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Takami Jun Prize
2014
Work:
Birth
Organization:
Takami Jun Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Takami Jun Award
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2014) award
Works
Major Works
Suijaku (Decline)
1976 poetryEarly poetry collection exploring memory and bodily sensation.
memorythe body
Genshino (Atomic Field)
2001 poetryA collection of poems set against nature and urban landscapes. Winner of the Bansui Prize.
naturethe urbanexistence
Light of June, Chair of September
2006 poetryA poetry collection layering seasonal sensibilities and time. Winner of the Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize.
timeseasonsmemory
Seitan (Birth)
2013 poetryA volume of mature poetry. Winner of the Takami Jun Prize.
birthmemoryexistence
Kenji Miyazawa: The Strange Story of Written Signs
2005 criticism/essayA critical study of Kenji Miyazawa, analyzing language and narrative in his works.
Kenji Miyazawa studiesliterary criticism
In Search of Miyazawa's Phantom Postal Messenger
2009 criticism/essayA documentary and critical work on Kenji Miyazawa, expanding perspectives in Miyazawa studies.
traditionarchival research
Bibliography
- To the Hanawa Line (poetry collection)
- People's Days
- Fuminori Yoshida Collected Poems (1985)
- Sounan (Distress)
- The Structure of 'Samina Shini Aware': Taboo and Quotation (essays)
- Fuminori Yoshida Collected Poems (1993)
- Moving Night
- Genshino (Atomic Field) - poetry
- Kenji Miyazawa: The Strange Story of Written Signs
- Light of June, Chair of September
- Manifesting Poems: Words Touch the Otherworld
- In Search of Miyazawa's Phantom Postal Messenger
- Seitan (Birth)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modern poetryanalytical critical prose
- Recurring Motifs
- naturememoryurban landscapestime
Legacy
Fuminori Yoshida is a poet and literary critic active since the 1970s, known for poetry on nature and memory and for studies of Kenji Miyazawa. Through multiple literary awards he has influenced contemporary poetry and Miyazawa scholarship.
Trivia
- Born in Hinai, Kitaakita District, Akita Prefecture (now part of Kitaakita City).
- Graduate of Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department).
- Won the 43rd Bansui Prize for 'Genshino'.
- Won the 7th Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Prize for 'Light of June, Chair of September'.
- Won the 44th Takami Jun Prize for 'Seitan (Birth)'.