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Natsumi Hagino

はぎの なつみ

Hagino Natsumi

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1982-01-01 (Chiba Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
poet
Active Years
2005-
Influenced By
Hans Christian Andersen, Tatsuharu Miyoshi
Nominations
22nd Nakahara Chuya Prize — shortlisted (2017), 26th Nakahara Chuya Prize — shortlisted (2021), 71st H Prize — shortlisted (2021)

Education

Waseda University, School of Human Sciences
School of Human Sciences
Period: 2001-2005
Year of Graduation: 2005
Country: Japan
Member of the children's literature research society during studies

Awards

Rekitei Shin'ei Award
2017
Work: Enso
Organization: Rekitei
Result: winner
Nakahara Chuya Prize
2017
Work: Enso
Organization: Nakahara Chuya Prize Committee
Result: nominated
Nakahara Chuya Prize
2021
Work: Tremolo
Organization: Nakahara Chuya Prize Committee
Result: nominated
H Prize
2021
Work: Tremolo
Organization: H Prize Committee
Result: nominated

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fumon (Wind Patterns)

2014 poetry (private edition)

A privately produced poetry volume handmade by Kanie Naha.

landscapememory

Enso

2016 poetry

Debut poetry collection exploring loss, death, and memory.

deathlossmemory

Tremolo

2020 poetry

A poetry collection themed on sensations and the quiver of sound.

soundvibrationsensory experience

Bibliography

  • Fumon (private edition, 2014)
  • Enso (Shichosha, 2016)
  • Tremolo (Shichigetsudo, 2020)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
contemporary poetrylyrical and experimental
Recurring Motifs
memorylosslandscapesound

Legacy

Recognized as an emerging voice in contemporary poetry, having won a newcomer prize for her debut collection; she is noted within the younger poetry community despite a concise bibliography.

Trivia

  • Contributor to poetry magazines "Aa" and "Garnet".
  • The private edition "Fumon" was handmade by Kanie Naha.