Kadokawa Haiku Prize かどかわはいくしょう
Edition 22 (1976)
HaikuNewcomer AwardOpen submission
Winners
1 peopleMichiaki Ito's first haiku collection. It foregrounds a sensibility rooted in Fukuoka, fresh lyricism conveyed through fruit and bodily perception, and a trust in fixed-form haiku.
In the fine fuzz of a white peach resting in the palm, youthful lyricism and devotion to form seem to pulse.
haikuwhite peachlyricismfixed form