Contemporary Tanka Criticism Award
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2005) award
Ako Namino
なみの あこ
Namino Ako
Pen Names:
Ako Namino（Pen name used for tanka poetry）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963-11-28 （Aichi Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Aichi Prefecture (birthplace) → Osaka Prefecture (residence) → Nishiyoshino Village, Nara Prefecture (moved)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, tanka critic, copywriter
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Affiliations
- To (Tanka) Society, Modern Tanka Poets Association (member), NHK Gakuen tanka instructor, Bokusui Research Association (member)
- Memberships
- Modern Tanka Poets Association, To (Tanka) Society
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansai Gaidai University | Faculty of Foreign Languages | — | — | — | Japan |
Kansai Gaidai University
Faculty of Foreign Languages
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | To 50th Anniversary Criticism Prize | The Void of Song — Reading Takako Hanayama | — | To (Tanka society) | 受賞 |
| 2005 | 23rd Modern Tanka Criticism Prize | What Shūji Terayama Saw | — | Modern Tanka Criticism Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2013 | 9th Kuzuhara Taeko Prize | Bird-Bird (third tanka collection) | — | Kuzuhara Taeko Prize Committee | 受賞 |
To 50th Anniversary Criticism Prize
2004
Work:
The Void of Song — Reading Takako Hanayama
Organization:
To (Tanka society)
Result:
受賞
23rd Modern Tanka Criticism Prize
2005
Work:
What Shūji Terayama Saw
Organization:
Modern Tanka Criticism Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
9th Kuzuhara Taeko Prize
2013
Work:
Bird-Bird (third tanka collection)
Organization:
Kuzuhara Taeko Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Kuzuhara Taeko Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2013) award
Works
Major Works
Mei (Naru)
2006 tankaFirst tanka collection focusing on delicate depictions of nature and everyday life.
natureeveryday lifeinner transformation
Bandori
2009 tankaSecond collection containing more mature perspectives on life and landscape.
landscapedaily lifememory
Bird-Bird
2013 tankaThird collection featuring poems that contemplate self and others through birds and mountain-village scenes.
birdsmountain villagesolitude and empathy
When Saying "Rof"
2017 tankaFourth collection emphasizing the sound of words and attention to small phenomena.
phonetics of wordsdetails of daily life
Sky Everywhere
2021 tankaFifth collection presenting poetic perspectives that resonate with expansive landscapes.
skyexpanseobservation
Bibliography
- Mei (Naru), Sunagoya Shobo, 2006
- Bandori, Seijisha, 2009
- Bird-Bird, Sunagoya Shobo, 2013
- When Saying "Rof", Sunagoya Shobo, 2017
- Sky Everywhere, Sunagoya Shobo, 2021
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, lyrical tanka styledetailed observation rooted in natural description
- Recurring Motifs
- birdsmountain villagethatched-roof dwellingeveryday landscapes
Legacy
Recognized as a contemporary tanka poet who carefully renders natural and mountain-village scenes; she has contributed to the tanka community through criticism and teaching and has received multiple awards for criticism and collections.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Poets Association
Trivia
- Real name is Akiko Ooi (大井亜紀子).
- In 2003 she moved from Osaka to Nishiyoshino Village in Nara Prefecture and lives in a century-old thatched house.
- She is noted in category sources as having worked as a copywriter.