句集 鷗
西村麒麟（著）
Nishimura Kirin's third collection of haiku. Gathering poems written around the founding of his haiku group Kirin, it observes animals, plants, and everyday scenes with close attention and a light imaginative touch. It received the 75th Arts Encouragement Prize, Newcomer Award, in Literature.
Work Information
A haiku collection that vividly captures living creatures and suggests the tenderness of their lives.
Kamome is Nishimura Kirin's third collection of haiku. Moving through the unhurried time of haikai, it touches on the subtleties of the age and looks closely at insects and plants, depicting the richness of life in the familiar world. The poems span the period before and after the launch of the journal Kirin and reveal the author's deepened, whimsical voice.
Review Summaries
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The collection is recognized for poems that begin with close observations of living creatures and vividly convey both their tenderness and strangeness. Its style also draws attention to unexpected sensations latent in everyday things.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 港の人
- Published
- 2024-07-17
- Pages
- 174 pages
- Size
- 18.5 x 13.5 x 1.3 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9784896294446
- ISBN-10
- 4896294440
- Price
- 2530 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
俳句結社「麒麟」を主宰する人気の俳人西村麒麟の待望の第３句集『鷗』。俳諧的なゆったりした時間にひたって世情の機微に触れ、昆虫や植物の細やかな表情を観察して豊かないのちを味わう。飄逸な作風が深まり、麒麟ワールドが見事にひらく。
1983年大阪府生まれ。俳句結社「麒麟」主宰、「古志」同人。2014年『鶉』により第5回田中裕明賞。句集に『鶉』（2013年）、『鴨』（2017年）、『鶉 新装版』（2023年）。