Iida Snake Scepter - Iida Dakotsu

Haiku poet. His real name was Takeharu. He was also known as Sanro. He was born in Sakaigawa Village, Higashi-Yatsushiro County, Yamanashi Prefecture (now Fuefuki City). He entered the English department at Waseda University in 1905 (Meiji 38). He participated in the Waseda Ginsha and submitted his haiku to the "Hototogisu" and "Kokumin Shimbun" haiku circles. He maintained a friendship with Wakayama Bokusui during his time at university, and later contributed his works to "Sosaku." In 1909, he abandoned all academic pursuits, returned to his hometown, and began a rural life. In 1912 (Taisho 1), when Takahama Kyoshi returned to the haiku circle, he submitted his haiku to the miscellaneous poems column of "Hototogisu," and won the lead spot with a haiku such as "The dew of sweet potatoes, the mountain shadows, are corrected and thin." In 1917, he became the editor of the haiku magazine "Unmo," which was renamed from "Kira," and selected haiku until his death. He developed a dignified, powerful and profound style of haiku poetry through his haiku collections such as "Sanroshu" (1932, Kinshasha) and "Hakugaku" (1943, Kisanbo). He also wrote many essay collections, critiques and critical translations. He lost his eldest and third sons in World War II, and his second son also died of illness, but he continued to pursue the spirit of haiku literature, and his will was carried on by his fourth son, Ryuta.

[Tetsuji Uryu]

"Kadokawa Genyoshi and Fukuda Koshio, 'The New Edition of the Person and Works of Iida Jaku' (1980, Ohfusha)" ▽ "'Kinka' March/April 1963 Combined Issue (Memorial Issue for Jaku)"

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俳人。本名武治(たけはる)。別号山廬(さんろ)。山梨県東八代郡境川村（現、笛吹市）生まれ。1905年（明治38）早稲田大学英文科に入学。早稲田吟社に参加し、『ホトトギス』や『国民新聞』俳壇に投句した。在学中に若山牧水との交友を保ち、後年『創作』に作品を寄せた。1909年一切の学業を捨て家郷に帰り、田園生活に入る。1912年（大正1）高浜虚子が俳壇に復帰するや『ホトトギス』雑詠欄に出句し、「芋の露連山影を正しうす」等の句により巻頭を得る。1917年『キラヽ』を改名した俳句雑誌『雲母(うんも)』を主宰し、没年まで選句した。『山廬集』（1932年、雲母社）、『白嶽(はくがく)』（1943年、起山房）等の句集を通じて格調高く雄勁(ゆうけい)重厚な句風を展開した。随筆集や評論・評訳の著書も多い。第二次世界大戦で長男と三男を失い、次男も病死という逆縁の悲しみを背負いつつ俳文学の精神を貫き、その遺志は四男の龍太(りゅうた)によって継承された。

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『角川源義・福田甲子雄著『新訂人と作品　飯田蛇笏』（1980・桜楓社）』▽『『雲母』昭和38年3・4月合併号（蛇笏追悼号）』

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