Mori Sumio

Sumio Mori (Japanese森 澄 雄, actually :森 澄 夫, born February 28, 1919 in Nagasaki or Himeji; † August 18, 2010 in Tokyo ) was a Japanese haiku poet and member of the Japanese Academy of Arts.

Life

Mori Sumio was in Nagasaki, but according to some sources the town of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture born in the territory Aboshi. During his visit, the higher commercial school, he was taught by Katō Shūson in haiku poetry.

In 1940 he participated in the founding of the haiku magazine Kanrai (寒 雷, dt "Winter Thunder " ) Shūsons and was later a member of the editorial staff.

1942, after completing his studies in economics at the Imperial University of Kyushu, he was called up for military service and took from 1944 in several combat missions in part. In 1946 he returned to civilian life and entered 1947 a job as a teacher at the Girls' High School Tosu Saga Prefecture (Japanese School Name:佐贺 県 立 鸟 栖 高等 女 学校, Tosu Saga kenritsu Kōtō jogakkō ) to. Later he moved to the high school Toshima Tōkyō Prefecture (Japanese School Name:都 立 豊 岛 高等学校, Toritsu Toshima Kōtō Gakko ).

In 1954 he published his first haiku compilation Yukitsubute (雪 砾, dt " snowball ").

In 1970 he founded his own haiku magazine, titled Sugi (杉, dt " Cedar" ), and took over the management of the editors.

In the course of his literary work Mori has received numerous awards and honors: 1977 haiku compilation Riso (鲤 素) with the Yomiuri Prize for Literature (読 売 文学 赏, Yomiuri bungaku - shō ) and 1987 further haiku compilation Shien was (四 远) with the Dakotsu prize (蛇 笏 赏, Dakotsu - shō ) appreciated. Also in 1987 he was (紫 绶 褒 章, Shiju Hosho - ) awarded the medal at the violet band. In 1993, honored with the Order of the Rising Sun small. In 1997 he received the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy of Arts, in the same year he was accepted as a member of Kakan (花 间) and Haiku no inochi (俳句 の いのち). Him the Order of the Sacred Treasure third class was presented in 2001. In 2005 he was declared the Bunka Kōrōsha (文化 功 労 者, definition: person who has rendered outstanding services to the culture to a significant extent; connected therewith in addition to the honor of the award is a pension money for life).

Subject of many of his haiku is everyday life, especially the affection for the wife or the connection between husband and wife.

Mori was responsible for the selection and review of Haiku for the Yomiuri newspaper. His commentaries are known for the in-depth explanations occurring proper names.

Mori died in August 2010 at the age of 91 years following several months phase of malaise in a hospital in Tokyo of pneumonia.

Works

• Author
• Literature (Japanese)
• Literature ( 20th century)
• Literature ( 21st century)
• Poetry
• Pseudonym
• Of the Order of the Rising Sun
• Of the Order of the Sacred Treasure
• Person with special cultural merits
• Japanese
• Born in 1919
• Died in 2010
• Man