Japan Poets Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2007) award
Naoko Asou
あそう なおこ
Aso Naoko
Pen Names:
Chisako Murata（birth name (maiden name: Fukaya)）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1941-12-16 （Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hokkaido (Okushiri Island, birthplace and childhood) → Tokyo (resident since 1960)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, editorial board member
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Japan Modern Poets Association, Japan Writers' Association, Poetry and Thought (editorial board)
- Influenced By
- Masao Murata
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okushiri Town Okushiri Elementary School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Hokkaido Hakodate Nishi High School | — | — | — | 〜1960年 | Japan |
Okushiri Town Okushiri Elementary School
Country:
Japan
Hokkaido Hakodate Nishi High School
Period:
〜1960年
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Japan
High school graduate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 40th Japan Poets Club Prize | Footprint Relief | — | Japan Poets Club | 受賞 |
| 2018 | 52nd Hokkaido Shimbun Literary Prize | Sea of Interstices | — | Hokkaido Shimbun | 受賞 |
40th Japan Poets Club Prize
2007
Work:
Footprint Relief
Organization:
Japan Poets Club
Result:
受賞
52nd Hokkaido Shimbun Literary Prize
2018
Work:
Sea of Interstices
Organization:
Hokkaido Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fog and the Boy
1974 poetryAn early poetry collection focusing on nature and childhood memories with lyrical tone.
naturememorycoming-of-age
Footprint Relief
2006 poetryA collection of poems addressing footprints and fragments of the past. Awarded the Japan Poets Club Prize in 2007.
memorytimetraces
Sea of Interstices
2018 poetryPoems that explore islands, the sea and boundaries, reflecting Hokkaido's landscape and memories of disaster. Winner of the 2018 Hokkaido Shimbun Literary Prize.
seaislandsmemory of disaster
Bibliography
- Fog and the Boy (1974, Choryu Publishing)
- Toward the North (1978, Choryu Publishing)
- Kamui Cape (1982, Choryu Publishing)
- Morning on the Pedestrian Deck (1987, Choryu Publishing)
- Fragments of Okushiri Island (1994, Choryu Publishing)
- Naoko Asou Collected Poems: Japan Modern Poetry Library, Vol.Ⅱ-1 (1995, Doyobi Bijutsu-sha)
- Footprint Relief (2006, Goto-in)
- Sea of Interstices (2018, Shichosha)
- On Contemporary Women Poets: Women Who Drive the Times (1991, Doyobi Bijutsu-sha)
- Okushiri: The Passing Summer (editor, 1999, Hokkaido Shimbun)
- Women in Contemporary Poetry: Selected 100 Japanese Poets (editor, 2004, Goto-in)
- Remember: Okushiri Island — Memories of the Earthquake and Tsunami (editor, 2008, Goto-in)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalconcise and symbolic expressionemphasis on landscape depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- seaislandsmemoryseasons
Legacy
Known for poetry that treats nature and island memories as central themes, she is respected for long-standing contributions to the poetry community and editorial work. She has received multiple literary prizes and has been involved in preserving regional disaster memories.
Academic Societies
- Japan Modern Poets Association
- Japan Writers' Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds related materials)
- Various libraries and databases (registered in VIAF, ISNI, etc.)
Trivia
- Her legal name is Chisako Murata (maiden name: Fukaya).
- Born on Okushiri Island; some works address the land and memories of disasters.