Tōta Gendai Haiku Newcomer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2022) award
Doi Tanka
どい たんか
Doi Tanka
Pen Names:
Shashō (Conductor)（Used as the administrator handle for the online haiku group 'Hoshikuzu Kenkyūkai'）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1976-09-25 （Abiko, Chiba, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Abiko, Chiba, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, forum/meeting organizer, publisher
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- Sekka, ASYL, Rakuen, Itsuki-gumi, Gendai Haiku Association, Hoshikuzu Kenkyūkai (online haiku group)
- Memberships
- Gendai Haiku Association
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 40th Kabuta Modern Haiku Newface Award | Drunk on Earth | — | Gendai Haiku Association | winner |
40th Kabuta Modern Haiku Newface Award
2023
Work:
Drunk on Earth
Organization:
Gendai Haiku Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Drunk on Earth
2023 Haiku collectionFirst haiku collection. Contains poems that depict people living in a troubled modern society and everyday scenes using bold metaphors and symbolism, contemporary colloquial style, and wit.
modern societyeveryday lifenature vs. urbanityinner anguish and humor
Bibliography
- Drunk on Earth (Gendai Haiku Association)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary colloquial dictionbold metaphors and symbolismuse of wry humor
- Recurring Motifs
- urban everyday scenesfusion of seasonal fragments with daily lifeloneliness and communal ties
Legacy
A haiku poet who attracted attention for demonstrating a distinctive authorial voice in a contemporary context. Critics have praised the use of metaphor and contemporary colloquial expression.
Academic Societies
- Gendai Haiku Association
Archives
- VIAF
- National Diet Library (Japan)
Quotes
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Doi's award-winning work was a powerful piece worthy of Kabuta's name, showing both individuality and authorial presence. It depicts people living in a confused modern society, their feelings toward that society, deep anguish, and daily life using bold metaphors and symbolism, contemporary colloquial style, and wit.
Source: Hotta Kika (Haiku column, 'Shimbun Akahata', February 27, 2023) (2023)
Trivia
- Runs the online haiku meeting 'Hoshikuzu Kenkyūkai' and uses the administrator name 'Shashō (Conductor)'.
- Publisher of the haiku magazine/online print 'Karufuru'.
- Began composing haiku in 2010 and won the 40th Kabuta Modern Haiku Newface Award in 2023.