Bokusui Wakayama
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Life
Wakayama was born in Togo, Miyazaki, (now part of the city of Hyūga) as the eldest son of a doctor. He became interested in poetry from middle school, taking the name of "Bokusui" from the age of 18. He entered Waseda University in 1904, where one of his classmates was Hakushu Kitahara. After graduation, he was hired by the Chuo Shimbun newspaper in 1909, but quit after only five months.
He decided to devote himself to poetry, and became a disciple of Saishū Onoe. He traveled all over Japan and Korea, composing many tanka about the places he visited. He settled in Numazu, Shizuoka in 1920. He also loved sake, and heavy drinking eventually resulted in cirrhosis of the liver. He died in 1928.
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Works
Poetry books
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- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (published January 1910)
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (published April 1910)
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (published September 1911)
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- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (published September 1913)
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (published April 1914)
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (published October 1915)
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (published June 1916)
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (published August 1917)
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (published July 1918)
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (published May 1918)
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (published March 1921)
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (published May 1923)
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (published September 1938)
Notes
References
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External links
- Official website Template:In lang
- E-texts of Wakayama's works at Aozora Bunko Template:In lang
- numazu city Wakayama Bokusui memorial hallTemplate:In lang
- numazu city websiteTemplate:In lang
- Hyuga city websiteTemplate:In lang
- Places associated with Bokusui WakayamaTemplate:In lang
- Monuments of Haiku by Bokusui WakayamaTemplate:In lang
- Monument of Haiku by Bokusui Wakayama in Chiba prefectureTemplate:In lang