Japan Tanka Poets Club Criticism Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2003) award
Sawako Akiyama
あきやま さわこ
Akiyama Sawako
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947-06-15 （Goyu-yashiki village, Higashi-Yamanashi District, Yamanashi Prefecture (now Yamanashi City), Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Poet (tanka), Literary researcher, Japanese language teacher
- Active Years
- 1974-
- Affiliations
- Modern Tanka Association, Japan Tanka Club, Tamayura-no-kai (host)
- Memberships
- Modern Tanka Association, Japan Tanka Club
- Influenced By
- Hirohiko Okano, Shuji Miya
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokugakuin University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Kokugakuin University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Gendai Tanka Criticism Prize (3rd) | A Japanese Language with Gentle Cadence in Response — Alongside the Poems of Shuji Miya | — | Gendai Tanka-related organization | 次席 (runner-up) |
| 2003 | Japan Tanka Club Criticism Prize (1st) | If One Were to Sing Enough, She May Be Freed — The Life of Tanka Poet Yashiko Mikajima | — | Japan Tanka Club | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Hiratsuka Raicho Prize (8th) | Research on Asao Hara and Yashiko Mikajima | — | Hiratsuka Raicho Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Gendai Tanka Criticism Prize (3rd)
1985
Work:
A Japanese Language with Gentle Cadence in Response — Alongside the Poems of Shuji Miya
Organization:
Gendai Tanka-related organization
Result:
次席 (runner-up)
Japan Tanka Club Criticism Prize (1st)
2003
Work:
If One Were to Sing Enough, She May Be Freed — The Life of Tanka Poet Yashiko Mikajima
Organization:
Japan Tanka Club
Result:
受賞
Hiratsuka Raicho Prize (8th)
2012
Work:
Research on Asao Hara and Yashiko Mikajima
Organization:
Hiratsuka Raicho Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Trees Resounding in the Sky
1986 Tanka collectionHer first tanka collection, containing lyrical poems that weave everyday life and memory.
Everyday lifeMemoryNature
Notes of Late Summer
1993 Tanka collectionA collection of tanka poems written from a mature perspective.
SeasonsMaturityIntrospection
Vowel Longing
1996 Tanka collectionWorks reflecting an interest in the sounds of language and Japanese expression.
LanguageSoundPoetic craft
Flowers on Parchment — Sawako Akiyama Tanka Collection
2000 Tanka collectionA collection centered on images of paper and memory.
MemoryPaperTime
If One Were to Sing Enough, She May Be Freed — The Life of Tanka Poet Yashiko Mikajima
2002 Biography / ResearchA biography tracing the life and works of tanka poet Yashiko Mikajima, notable for its research perspective on women poets and women's movements.
BiographyWomen's historyModern literature research
Asao Hara — Born a Woman in This Transient World
2012 Biography / ResearchA research work analyzing the lives and poetry of Asao Hara and other women poets involved with the Seitō movement.
Women's movementBiographyPoet studies
Toyohagumo
2020 Tanka collectionA recent tanka collection that explores the intersection of tradition and contemporary perspectives.
TraditionContemporaryWomen
Bibliography
- Trees Resounding in the Sky (tanka collection)
- Notes of Late Summer (tanka collection)
- Vowel Longing
- Flowers on Parchment — Sawako Akiyama Tanka Collection
- If One Were to Sing Enough, She May Be Freed — The Life of Tanka Poet Yashiko Mikajima
- Sawako Akiyama Tanka Collection (Gendai Tanka Library)
- Modern Translation of Ichiyō Higuchi
- Saiun — Sawako Akiyama Tanka Collection
- Hangeshō — Sawako Akiyama Tanka Collection
- Mokichi's Munich — Sawako Akiyama Tanka Collection
- Asao Hara — Born a Woman in This Transient World
- Seishin — Sawako Akiyama Tanka Collection
- Girl's Memories — Songs and Stories from the 'Shojo Issue' (Yashiko Mikajima / Sawako Akiyama)
- Long Night's Sleep — An Appreciation of a Poem by Shaku Choko
- Toyohagumo
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- LyricalScholarlyCritical perspective including feminist viewpoints
- Recurring Motifs
- WomenMemoryThe Japanese language and its soundsSeitō (Bluestocking) and women's movements
Legacy
Recognized as a poet and researcher who contributed to the study of modern women poets and modern Japanese literature through both her research and poetry.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Association
- Japan Tanka Club
Trivia
- Birth surname: Horiuchi
- Born in Yamanashi Prefecture (now Yamanashi City)
- Graduate of Kokugakuin University, Faculty of Letters
- Served as a director of the Modern Tanka Association and central secretary of the Japan Tanka Club