Contemporary Poetry Notebook Award
1 appearances
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Edition 49 (2011) award
Enomoto Saclaco
えのもと さくらこ
Enomoto Saclaco
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1987-04-28 （Nakano, Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- age 36
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nakano, Tokyo, Japan → Hanakoganei, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan → Sayama, Saitama, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 2011-2024
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Gendai-shi Techo Prize | — | — | Gendai-shi Techo (literary magazine) | winner |
Gendai-shi Techo Prize
2011
Organization:
Gendai-shi Techo (literary magazine)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Masushoku suru gankyū ni matagatte
2012 Contemporary poetryEarly poetry collection layering images of the body and vision, using fragmented narration to depict contemporary sensibilities.
bodyvisionurban lifefragmentationidentity
Do Not Take Aspirin When Hungry
2014 Contemporary poetryA group of poems exploring the body, medication, and everyday anxieties, notable for experimental use of language.
embodimentpharmacologyanxietydaily life
Rontgen, That Sinking Flowerpot
2017 Contemporary poetryUses medical imagery and motifs suggestive of X-rays to present poems about visibility and invisibility.
medical imageryvisibilityabsencememory
Lontano
2018 Contemporary poetryA collection themed on distance and remoteness, featuring experimental works that let language resonate between gaps.
distanceisolationlinguistic experimentation
Hanakoganei Counterpoint
2024 Contemporary poetryPoems that return to themes of hometown and residence with contrapuntal structures. A late-career publication.
nostalgiaresidencecounterpointretrospection
Bibliography
- Masushoku suru gankyū ni matagatte (Shichosha, 2012)
- Do Not Take Aspirin When Hungry (Shichigatsudō, 2014)
- Rontgen, That Sinking Flowerpot (Shichosha, 2017)
- Lontano (Shichigatsudō, 2018)
- Hanakoganei Counterpoint (Shichigatsudō, 2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimentalfragmented narrationimage-driven poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- the bodymedical imageryurban landscapesmemorydistance
Legacy
Recognized as a poet who presented an experimental linguistic sensibility and bodily representation within contemporary poetry. Public about being transgender and known for work that incorporates that perspective.
Trivia
- Preferred a romanization using "c" (Enomoto Saclaco).
- Ran a personal publishing label called "archaeopteryx".
- Winner of the 49th Gendai-shi Techo Prize (2011).
- Died in January 2024 at age 36.