Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1988) award
Masako Amemiya
あめみや まさこ
Amemiya Masako
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1929-03-28 （Nagatacho, Kojimachi (then Tokyo City), Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2014-10-25 age 85
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Nagatacho, Kojimachi, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Tanka poet, Literary critic
- Active Years
- 1949-2014
- Affiliations
- Japan Writers' Association, Modern Tanka Poets' Association
- Memberships
- Japan Writers' Association, Modern Tanka Poets' Association
- Influenced By
- Sayoko Kawakami, Susumu Kagawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Showa Women's University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo Kasei Gakuin High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Bancho Elementary School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Showa Women's University
Country:
Japan
Studied under Sayoko Kawakami while at university
Tokyo Kasei Gakuin High School
Country:
Japan
Bancho Elementary School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Tanka Kōron First Collection Prize | The Crane's Dawn | — | Tanka Kōron (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Hirabayashi Taiko Prize (16th) | Saito: A Study | — | Hirabayashi Taiko Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Tanka Kenkyu Award (37th) | Song of the Evening Star | — | Tanka Kenkyu (publication) | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Japan Tanka Poets Club Award (30th) | The Score of Dayflowers | — | Japan Tanka Poets Club | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Shiika Bungakukan Prize (28th) | Flowers of Water | — | Museum of Poetry and Poetics | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Kanagawa Tanka Poets Association Outstanding Collection Award (32nd) | Flowers of Water | — | Kanagawa Tanka Poets Association | 受賞 |
Tanka Kōron First Collection Prize
1978
Work:
The Crane's Dawn
Organization:
Tanka Kōron (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Hirabayashi Taiko Prize (16th)
1988
Work:
Saito: A Study
Organization:
Hirabayashi Taiko Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Tanka Kenkyu Award (37th)
2001
Work:
Song of the Evening Star
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu (publication)
Result:
受賞
Japan Tanka Poets Club Award (30th)
2003
Work:
The Score of Dayflowers
Organization:
Japan Tanka Poets Club
Result:
受賞
Shiika Bungakukan Prize (28th)
2013
Work:
Flowers of Water
Organization:
Museum of Poetry and Poetics
Result:
受賞
Kanagawa Tanka Poets Association Outstanding Collection Award (32nd)
2013
Work:
Flowers of Water
Organization:
Kanagawa Tanka Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Tanka Research Award
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2001) award
Japan Tanka Poets Club Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 30 (2003) award
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 28 (2013) tanka
Works
Major Works
The Crane's Dawn
1976 Tanka collectionHer first tanka collection, featuring introspective poems that weave nature, mortality and faith from a clear, contemplative perspective.
faithdeathnatureintrospection
Saito: A Study
1987 Criticism / Literary studyA critical study on Saito's life and work; presented analytical perspectives that contributed to its recognition.
literary criticismanalysis of modern tanka
The Score of Dayflowers
2003 Tanka collectionA later collection reflecting mature style; gathers poems where everyday detail intersects with faith and awareness of death.
everyday lifememoryfaithawareness of ending
Flowers of Water
2012 Tanka collectionA late-career collection including poems that deeply examine her faith and consciousness of death; it won multiple awards.
conflict of faithawareness of deathwater and nature imagery
The Traveler's Tree
2000 Tanka collectionA mid-period collection themed on travel and memory, centered on personal recollection and depictions of nature.
travelmemorynature
Bibliography
- The Crane's Dawn (tanka collection). 1976. Tsurukobo
- The God of Sorrow (tanka collection). 1980. Kokubunsha
- Gaka (tanka collection). 1984. Tanka Shimbunsha
- Saito: A Study. 1987. Gan Shokan
- Hihō (Secrets) (tanka collection). 1989. Sunagoya Shobo
- Masako Amemiya Collected Poems. 1992. Sunagoya Shobo
- Horizons of Song. 1993. Honami Shoten
- Netsugetsu (Hot Moon) (tanka collection). 1994. Gan Shokan
- Collected Works of Masako Amemiya. 1996. Honami Shoten
- Cloudy Afternoon (tanka collection). 1997. Sunagoya Shobo
- The Traveler's Tree (tanka collection). 2000. Tanka Shimbunsha
- The Score of Dayflowers (tanka collection). 2003. Hiiragi Shobo
- Wind of the Hot Moon (tanka collection). 2005. Tanka Shimbunsha
- Many Summers (tanka collection). 2006. Kadokawa Shoten
- Flowers of Water (tanka collection). 2012. Kadokawa Shoten
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A clear, pure viewpoint that contemplates the inner selfConcise, symbolic expressionQuiet narration that often contains religious dialogue
- Recurring Motifs
- death and awareness of deathfaith and dialogue with Godwater, flowers, naturememory and travel
Health
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Frail health (general physical frailty)生涯にわたってHer frail health influenced an awareness of death that is reflected in her work.
Legacy
Masako Amemiya was a leading female tanka poet active from the postwar era into the modern period, known for her clear contemplative tanka incorporating Christian elements and awareness of death. She is recognized through multiple collections and critical works and has received several awards within the tanka community.
Academic Societies
- Japan Writers' Association
- Modern Tanka Poets' Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (materials related to Masako Amemiya)
- VIAF (authority identifier)
- ISNI (authority identifier)
- WorldCat (bibliographic records)
Trivia
- Her great-grandfather was the industrialist Keijiro Amemiya (founder of Nippn/Nippon Flour Milling).
- Her son is the photographer Masami Mori.
- Her sister was the ikebana artist Yoshiko (Keiko) Ikeda.
- She belonged to the Japan Christ Church for many years but confessed apostasy in 2012.