was a Japanese
haiku
is a type of short form poetry that originated in Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases composed of 17 Mora (linguistics), morae (called ''On (Japanese prosody), on'' in Japanese) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern; that include a ''kire ...
poet from what is now part of the city of
Fuefuki, Yamanashi
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is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 67,300 in 30,408 households, and a population density of 340 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
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, Japan. Commonly referred to as Dakotsu, his real name was . He trained under
Kyoshi Takahama
was a Japanese poetry, Japanese poet active during the Shōwa period of Japan. His real name was ; Kyoshi was a pen name given to him by his mentor, Masaoka Shiki.
Early life
Kyoshi was born in what is now the city of Matsuyama, Ehime, Matsuyama ...
, and was a frequent contributor to such haiku journals as ''
Hototogisu (magazine)
is a Japanese literary magazine focusing primarily on haiku. Founded in 1897, it was responsible for the spread of modern haiku among the Japanese public and is now Japan's most prestigious and long-lived haiku periodical.
History
''Hototogisu' ...
'' and '. He was chief editor of ''Unmo'' until his death, upon which his son, the prominent haiku poet
Ryuta Iida, took over as the editor of ''Unmo''.
Partial bibliography
*''Sanro shū'', (The Mountain Hat Collection, 1932)
*''Reishi'', (The Ten-Thousand-Year Mushroom, 1940)
*''Shinzō'', (The Mind's Eye, 1947)
*''Sekkyō'', (Snow Gorge, 1951),
*''Kakyō no kiri'', (Fog and My Native Land, 1956).
See also
*
Dakotsu Prize
References
*Marcombe Shiffert, Yūki Sawa
"Anthology of Modern Japanese Poetry" Neuauflage Tuttle Publishing, 1972, , S. 186
*Patricia Donegan
"Haiku Mind: 108 Poems to Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart" Neuauflage Shambhala Publications, 2010, , S. 172
*Yuzuru Miura
"Classic Haiku: A Master's Selection" Neuauflage Tuttle Publishing, 1991, , S. 34
1885 births
1962 deaths
Writers from Yamanashi Prefecture
20th-century Japanese poets
Japanese male poets
20th-century Japanese male writers
Japanese haiku poets
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