Saito Mokichi Tanka Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2012) award
Shiro Akiba
あきば しろう
Akiba Shiro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-05-18 （Tako, Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, literary critic, essayist, educator
- Active Years
- 1960-
- Affiliations
- Editor-in-chief, tanka society 'Hodou', Director, Saito Mokichi Memorial Museum, President, Japan Tanka Poets Club (6th), Member, Japan Writers' Association
- Memberships
- Japan Writers' Association, Japan Tanka Poets Club
- Influenced By
- Sato Sataro, Saito Mokichi (major subject of study)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiba University | Faculty of Education | Department of Education | 学士 | 1956-1960 | Japan |
| Ritsumeikan University (PhD) | — | — | 文学博士 | — | Japan |
Chiba University
Faculty of Education
/ Department of Education
Degree:
学士
Period:
1956-1960
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Japan
Ritsumeikan University (PhD)
Degree:
文学博士
Year of Graduation:
2012
Country:
Japan
PhD in Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Mainichi Kadan Prize | — | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Hodou Grand Prize | Yoyaku (Thirty Poems) | — | Hodou (tanka society) | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Tanka Shinbunsha Prize | Whale Sea | — | Tanka Newspaper Company | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Saito Mokichi Tanka Literature Prize | Mokichi: The Phantom Anthology 'Mangun' (editor) | — | Saito Mokichi Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Japan Tanka Poets Club Grand Prize | Letters from Mokichi and long-term contributions | — | Japan Tanka Poets Club | 受賞 |
Mainichi Kadan Prize
1968
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Hodou Grand Prize
1974
Work:
Yoyaku (Thirty Poems)
Organization:
Hodou (tanka society)
Result:
受賞
Tanka Shinbunsha Prize
2007
Work:
Whale Sea
Organization:
Tanka Newspaper Company
Result:
受賞
Saito Mokichi Tanka Literature Prize
2013
Work:
Mokichi: The Phantom Anthology 'Mangun' (editor)
Organization:
Saito Mokichi Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Japan Tanka Poets Club Grand Prize
2020
Work:
Letters from Mokichi and long-term contributions
Organization:
Japan Tanka Poets Club
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gaiju (Street Trees)
1975 tanka collectionFirst tanka collection capturing urban landscapes and contemporary life.
urban landscapecontemporary society
Oun (Yellow Clouds)
1984 tanka collectionSecond collection showing a mature poetic voice.
natureurban
Whale Sea
2007 tanka collectionA collection including poems about the sea and overseas scenes; won the Tanka Shinbunsha Prize.
seaoverseas imagerynature
Mokichi: The Phantom Anthology 'Mangun' (editor)
2012 edited volume (research)An edited volume on Saito Mokichi, addressing war and his poetry; important scholarly work.
study of Saito Mokichiwar and literature
Bibliography
- Gaiju (Tanka Shinbunsha, 1975)
- Oun (Tanka Shinbunsha, 1984)
- Kyokko (Tanka Shinbunsha, 1989)
- Raio (Tanka Shinbunsha, 2001)
- Andean Travels (Tanka Shinbunsha, 2003)
- Shinko (Kadokawa, 2006)
- Tokyo 24 Hours (Tanka Shinbunsha, 2006)
- Whale Sea (Kadokawa, 2007)
- Zao (Kadokawa, 2009)
- Self-Portrait (Kadokawa, 2011)
- All Face the Land (Kadokawa Gakugei, 2014)
- To the Frost-Covered Trees (Tanka Kenkyusha, 2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- vigorous tanka stylerealistic/observational modern tankakeen depiction of urban landscapes
- Recurring Motifs
- urban scenesaurorawhalesthemes related to war
Legacy
Shiro Akiba is known for his prolific tanka output and scholarship on Saito Mokichi. He has served as director of the Saito Mokichi Memorial Museum and president of the Japan Tanka Poets Club, exerting significant influence in the tanka community through his collections, criticism, and editorial work.
Museums
- Saito Mokichi Memorial Museum
Academic Societies
- Japan Writers' Association
Trivia
- Born in Tako, Katori District, Chiba Prefecture.
- Studied under Sato Sataro and worked for many years on his research and editions.
- Received a tanka literature prize for an edited volume on Saito Mokichi.