Sounosuke Sato - Sounosuke Sato

Poet. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Studied at the French department attached to Gyosei Junior High School. He started writing haiku early on and studied under Sato Koroku. He became acquainted with Senge Motomaro and others, and moved from the humanism of "Shirakaba" to a more vital and sensuous style of poetry, and in his later years he wrote poems in tune with the war and the times. He published 22 volumes of poetry, from "Seigi no Kabuto" (1916) to "Watatsumi no Uta" (1941), and produced many new poets through his "Shinoie" (Poetry House, first published in July 1925). He loved fishing and traveling, which he reflected in his essays and poetry. In his later years, he tried his hand at writing lyrics for folk songs and popular songs, and his well-known works include "Akagi no Komoriuta" (Lullaby of Akagi) and "Jinsei Gekijo" (Theater of Life).

[Toshiro Tsunoda]

"Modern Japanese Literature Series 41: Sato Sounosuke and Other Works" (1972, Chikuma Shobo)

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詩人。神奈川県に生まれる。暁星中学附属仏語専修科に学ぶ。早くから俳句をつくり佐藤紅緑(こうろく)に師事した。千家元麿(せんげもとまろ)らと知り合い『白樺(しらかば)』的な人間主義から生命感と感覚性豊富な詩風に移り、晩年は戦争や時局に歩調をあわせた詩を書いた。詩集は『正義の兜(かぶと)』（1916）から『わたつみの歌』（1941）に至る22冊があり、主宰した『詩之家』（1925.7創刊）から多くの新人を出した。魚釣りを愛し、旅行を好み、随筆や詩作に反映させている。晩年には民謡や歌謡の作詞に手を染め、『赤城(あかぎ)の子守唄(こもりうた)』『人生劇場』などはよく知られている。

［角田敏郎］

『『現代日本文学大系41　佐藤惣之助他集』（1972・筑摩書房）』

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