Inoue Kenkabō

Inoue Kenkabō ( Japanese 井上 剣 花坊 , actually Inoue Kōichi ( 井上 幸 一 ); * July 1, 1870 in Hagi , Yamaguchi Prefecture ; † September 26, 1934 ) was a Japanese writer and journalist.

Inoue Kenkabō

Life

Inoue worked as a teacher and local reporter before moving to Tokyo in 1900. Here he became a columnist for Myogi magazine and in 1903 an employee of the Nihon Shimbun newspaper . In 1905 he founded a group that became known under the name Ryūson-ji Senryū Kai ( 柳 樽 寺 川 柳 会 ), which was dedicated to promoting the poem form of Senryū and published a magazine of the same name.

In addition, he was in charge of the Senryū sections at the Kokumin and Yomiuri newspapers . Later he dedicated himself to the promotion and further development of the Senryū. In addition to articles in magazines such as Nihon oyobi Nihonjin and Kaizō , he also wrote literary writings on the genre such as Senryū Ōdō ron ("The Royal Route of Senryū") and wrote numerous Senryū himself. Inoue had students all over Japan, including Kawakami Santarō , Murata Shūgyo, and Yoshikawa Eiji .

Works

• Senryū Ōdō Ron ( 川 柳 王道 論 , "The Royal Road of Senryū")
• Shin Senryū Rokusen-ku ( 新 川 柳 六千 句 , "Six thousand new Senryū")
• Senryū o tsukuru Hito ni ( 川 柳 を 作 る 人 に , "For Senryū poets")
• Ko Senryū Shinzui ( 古 川 柳 真 髄 , "The essence of classical Senryū")

Web links

• Kamakura City, Kamakura´s Literary Figures - Biography

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus, Inoue is the family name, Kenkabō the first name.