- Yamazaki Hōdai
Infobox Writer
name = Hodai Yamazaki
caption = Yamazaki Hodai
birthdate = 1914
birthplace =Kofu, Yamanashi ,Japan
deathdate =death date|1985|8|19|df=y
deathplace =Kamakura, Kanagawa ,Japan
occupation = poet
genre = tanka poetry
movement =
notableworks =
influences =Yoshino Hideo
influenced = nihongo|Hōdai Yamazaki|山崎方代|Yamazaki Hōdai|extra=1914 -19 August 1985 ) was a Japanese "tanka" poet active inShowa period Japan . His verses characterized by the skilful use of colloquial language.Early life
Hōdai was born in Kofu city
Yamanashi Prefecture . He was interested in literature from childhood, and began writing "tanka" and short stories for newspapers and magazines just after completing elementary school. In 1939, he moved toYokohama . While living with his sister, he published (at his own expense) amimeograph ed version his first poetry anthology "Banshō kuriawase" ("At All Cost").Hōdai was conscripted into the
Imperial Japanese Army 1941 and, and in 1943 was blinded in his right eye during combat; his left eye was also badly affected.Literary career
After the end of
World War II , he resumed his creative activities, financing the publication of a "tanka" collection, "Hōdai", in 1955. The work drew the attention of famed poetYoshino Hideo , who took Hōdai in as his disciple. In 1971, he joinedOkabe Keiichiro and others in bringing out theliterary magazine "Kanshō" ("Temperate").His other works include the anthologies "Ubaguchi", "Korogi" and "Kashō", and a collection of essays, "Aojiso no hana" (Shiso flower). He died in 1985 at the age of 70. A society in his honor was founded after his death and it continues to publish a magazine devoted to the study of his works.
Hōdai lived in Kamakura,
Kanagawa prefecture from 1972 until his death, staying in a 4.5 "tatami " mat room lent to him by a friend, the proprietor of a local Chinese restaurant. His grave is in his home town of Kofu, Yamanashi, but a memorial stone dedicated to Hōdai is located in the grounds of the temple of Zuisen-ji in Kamakura.ee also
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Japanese literature
*List of Japanese authors References
* Kato, Shuichi. "A History of Japanese Literature". RoutledgeCurzon (1997) ISBN-10: 1873410484
External links
* [http://www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/english/bunjin/yamazaki_e.htm Literary Figures of Kamakura]
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