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Yukie Goto

ごとう ゆきえ

Gotō Yukie

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1975-01-18 (Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Nerima, Tokyo, Japan

Career

Occupations
Tanka poet
Active Years
1995-
Affiliations
Mahiruno (tanka society)
Memberships
Mahiruno (tanka society)
Influenced By
Shimada Shūzō

Education

Aichi Shukutoku Junior College
Department of Japanese Literature
Country: Japan
Was a student in Shima Shūzō's seminar and continued to study under him after graduation

Awards

Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Award (40th) — Final selection
1997
Work: Gokusai no sakana
Organization: Tanka Kenkyu (publisher)
Result: final selection
Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Award (42nd) — Final selection
1999
Work: Odayakana hibi
Organization: Tanka Kenkyu (publisher)
Result: final selection
Mahiruno Prize (46th)
2001
Organization: Mahiruno (tanka society)
Result: winner
Kadokawa Tanka Prize (49th) — Runner-up
2003
Work: Hieyuku mimi
Organization: Kadokawa Literary Awards / Kadokawa
Result: runner-up
Gendai Tanka Newcomer Award (6th)
2005
Work: Hieyuku mimi (first tanka collection)
Organization: Gendai Tanka (publisher)
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hieyuku Mimi

2004 Tanka collection

First tanka collection. Gathers tanka that capture everyday details and seasonal sensibilities with delicacy; includes works that led to the 2005 Gendai Tanka Newcomer Award.

everyday lifeseasonsmemorybodily sensation

Nemui Haru

2013 Tanka collection

Published in 2013. Contains poems that calmly observe seasonal changes and the rhythms of daily life.

seasonal transitioninner quietfamily

Bibliography

  • Hieyuku Mimi (Nagarami Shobo, 2004)
  • Nemui Haru (Tanka Kenkyu Sha, 2013)
  • Masagoshū: Anthology of Tanka Born in 1975 (contributor, 2017)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realistic and delicate emotional expressiona perspective that captures fragments of everyday life
Recurring Motifs
seasonseating and bodily sensationsmemorydomestic everyday life

Legacy

Recognized as a notable newcomer in contemporary tanka. A disciple of Shimada Shūzō, she has contributed widely to tanka journals and newspapers. With awards such as the 2005 Gendai Tanka Newcomer Award, she continues steady activity as a mid-career tanka poet.

Academic Societies

  • Mahiruno (tanka society)

Archives

  • Holdings at the National Diet Library (catalog)
  • Authority records such as VIAF / NDL / CiNii

Trivia

  • Born January 18, 1975.
  • Born in Aichi Prefecture; lives in Nerima, Tokyo.
  • Graduated from Aichi Shukutoku Junior College, Department of Japanese Literature.
  • Winner of the 6th Gendai Tanka Newcomer Award (2005).