Ishizuka Tomoji
Ishizuka Tomoji ( Japanese 石 塚 友 二 ; born September 20, 1906 in Sasaoka , Niigata Prefecture ; † February 8, 1986 in Kamakura ) was a Japanese haiku poet and writer.
Ishizuka came to Tokyo in 1924, where his friend Naka Kōhei introduced him to the novelist Yokomitsu Riichi as a student . As a haiku poet, he joined the group around Hasegawa Reiyoshi . Since 1933 he published haikus in the magazine Ashibi ( 馬 酔 木 ), which was directed by Mizuhara Shūōshi . At the same time he began to work for the publishing house Tembōsha , the magazine Buntai ( 文体 ) to publish and joined the group of writers Hotaka Tokuzo .
In 1935 he founded the publishing house Sara and published works by Yokomitsu Riichi , Kawabata Yasunari , Nakamura Kusatao and Ishida Hakyō . With Ishida he founded the haiku magazine Tsuru ( 鶴 ). With the publication of his anthology Hōsun Kyojitsu ( 方寸 虚 実 ) in 1940 Ishizuka gained recognition as an important haiku poet. Since 1942 he was also known as a novelist. After Ishida's death in 1969, he became head of Tsuru magazine.
Works
- Hōsun Kyojitsu ( 方寸 虚 実 ), poems
- Isokaze ( 磯 風 ), poems
- Kōjin ( 光 塵 ), poems
- Tamanawa-shō ( 玉 縄 抄 ), poems
- Matsukaze ( 松風 ), novel
- Seishun ( 青春 ), novel
- Hashimori ( 橋 守 ), novel
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ishizuka, Tomoji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 石 塚 友 二 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese haiku poet and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th September 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sasaoka , Kitakambara-gun , Niigata Prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1986 |
| Place of death | Kamakura , Kanagawa Prefecture |