Ryuta Iida

Japanese: 飯田竜太 - いいだりゅうた

1920－2007 A haiku poet from the late Showa to Heisei eras.
Born July 10, 1920. The fourth son of Iida Dakotsu. Edited the magazine "Unmo" in his hometown of Sakaigawa Village, Yamanashi Prefecture (now Fuefuki City), and became its editor in 1962. Depicting nature with a modern sensibility and rich in lyricism, he received the Yomiuri Literature Prize in 1969 for "Bōon." In 1980 he received the Imperial Art Academy Award, and in 1984 he became a member of the Japan Art Academy. In 1992, he ceased publication of "Unmo" with its 900th issue. He passed away on February 25, 2007, at the age of 86. He graduated from Kokugakuin University. His haiku collections include "Hundred Houses of Tani" and his works include "Myriad Eyes."

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Japanese:

1920－2007　昭和後期-平成時代の俳人。
大正9年7月10日生まれ。飯田蛇笏(だこつ)の4男。郷里の山梨県境川村(現笛吹市)で「雲母(うんも)」の編集にあたり,昭和37年から主宰。現代的な感性で自然を叙情ゆたかに表現し,44年「忘音」で読売文学賞。55年芸術院恩賜賞。59年芸術院会員。平成4年「雲母」を通巻900号で終刊にした。平成19年2月25日死去。86歳。国学院大卒。句集に「百戸の谿(たに)」,著作に「無数の目」など。

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