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Haijin Kyokai Prize はいじんきょうかいしょう

Edition 15 (1975)

Haiku

Winners

3 people
Keiko Akamatsu あかまつ けいこ award

Byakugo is a haiku collection whose title evokes the white tuft between the Buddha’s brows, fixing quiet light and inward clarity into verse. Keiko Akamatsu’s haiku world was recognized by the Association of Haiku Poets Prize.

白毫 presents 赤松蕙子's work as an award-recognized title.

haikulightBuddhist imageryinteriority
Junko Nakayama なかやま じゅんこ award

Sara is a haiku collection set against the sense of impermanence suggested by the sal tree. Junko Nakayama’s poised style layers natural time with human feeling and was recognized by the Association of Haiku Poets Prize.

沙羅 presents 中山純子's work as an award-recognized title.

haikuimpermanencenaturetime
Mizue Yamada やまだ みづえ award

Mokugo is a haiku collection that captures the quiet presence of trees as if they were speaking, within observation of nature and the rhythms of daily life. It represents Mizue Yamada’s haiku achievement and was recognized by the Association of Haiku Poets Prize.

木語 presents 山田みづえ's work as an award-recognized title.

197 pages
haikutreesnature observationdaily life