Contemporary Tanka Criticism Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2002) award
Chie Kawamoto
かわもと ちえ
Kawamoto Chie
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, editor
- Affiliations
- Editorial board member, To (tanka journal)
- Memberships
- Modern Tanka Poets' Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doshisha University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of English Literature | — | — | Japan |
Doshisha University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Modern Tanka Criticism Prize | A Gaze Beyond Time | — | Tanka Kenkyu-sha (Tanka Research Society) | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Gendai Kajin Shuukai Award | Blue Cat | — | Gendai Kajin Shuukai (Modern Poets' Gathering) | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Kansai Tanka Literary Prize | Tree-Rain Falls | — | Kansai Tanka Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Nagarami Shobo Publishing Prize | The Day I Went to the Forest | — | Nagarami Shobo | 受賞 |
Modern Tanka Criticism Prize
2002
Work:
A Gaze Beyond Time
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu-sha (Tanka Research Society)
Result:
受賞
Gendai Kajin Shuukai Award
2006
Work:
Blue Cat
Organization:
Gendai Kajin Shuukai (Modern Poets' Gathering)
Result:
受賞
Kansai Tanka Literary Prize
2016
Work:
Tree-Rain Falls
Organization:
Kansai Tanka Literary Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Nagarami Shobo Publishing Prize
2022
Work:
The Day I Went to the Forest
Organization:
Nagarami Shobo
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Blue Cat
2005 tanka collectionAn early collection blending everyday details and introspection. Poems explore urban and natural imagery and memory.
naturememorythe city
Sunny Days
2009 tanka collectionA collection focusing on seasonal feeling and bodily sensation, layering emotions within concise lines.
seasonsthe bodysensory experience
Tree-Rain Falls
2015 tanka collectionA mid-career collection with deepened natural imagery. Through trees and rain, poems question time and being.
treesraintime
The Day I Went to the Forest
2021 tanka collectionA collection themed on dialogue with the forest and nature, delicately depicting the relation between self and nature.
forestdialoguerelationship with nature
Naked Eyes
2024 tanka collectionA recent work reflecting on sight and seeing, questioning contemporary sensibilities.
visionobservationmodernity
Dialogue with the Deep Layers
2012 essay collectionAn essay collection discussing the inner structures of tanka and poetic creation, characterized by exchange between creation and criticism.
criticismtheory of creationpoetics
Chimera Classical Language
2022 essay collectionAn essay collection exploring intersections between classical language elements and contemporary tanka.
classical languageclassical and modernlanguage
Bibliography
- Blue Cat
- Sunny Days
- Tree-Rain Falls
- The Day I Went to the Forest
- Naked Eyes
- Dialogue with the Deep Layers
- Chimera Classical Language
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, symbolic tanka expressionpoetic observation that delicately links daily life and nature
- Recurring Motifs
- forestraincatsmemory
Legacy
Recognized in contemporary tanka circles, she has contributed to deepening tanka expression through both collections and essays. Her editorial work and association activities have influenced younger tanka poets.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Poets' Association
Trivia
- Maintains a note.jp author page.
- Operates a Twitter account (@chkwmt).