The sharp eye and fresh lyricism of Kondo, who admired Marxism when he was young and who also came into contact with Christianity, are ideally suited for someone who can be said to be poet of the social school of thought.
若いころマルクス主義に傾倒し、キリスト教にも触れた近藤の社会の現実に触れた鋭い眼差しと清新な抒情は社会派歌人と言われるに相応しい。