Poetry and Thought Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2006) award
Hayashi Kirin
はやし きりん
Hayashi Kirin
Pen Names:
Unimaru（Pen name used when submitting poems）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet, picture book author, lyricist
- Active Years
- 2004-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Eureka (Yuriika) — New Poet (recognition) | — | — | Eureka (magazine) | 受賞 |
| — | Jojyo Bungei — Best Award | — | — | Jojyo Bungei (magazine/organization) | 受賞 |
| — | Sanrio Poetry and Märchen Special Prize | — | — | Sanrio | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Poetry Boxing National Tournament — Champion | — | — | Poetry Boxing (organizers) | 優勝 |
| 2005 | Hofu City Citizen Glory Award | — | — | Hofu City | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Poetry and Thought — Newcomer Prize | — | — | Shi to Shiso (Poetry and Thought) | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Sankei Children’s Publishing Culture Award (Sankei Shimbun Prize) | Hidamari | — | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞 |
Eureka (Yuriika) — New Poet (recognition)
Organization:
Eureka (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Jojyo Bungei — Best Award
Organization:
Jojyo Bungei (magazine/organization)
Result:
受賞
Sanrio Poetry and Märchen Special Prize
Organization:
Sanrio
Result:
受賞
Poetry Boxing National Tournament — Champion
2004
Organization:
Poetry Boxing (organizers)
Result:
優勝
Hofu City Citizen Glory Award
2005
Organization:
Hofu City
Result:
受賞
Poetry and Thought — Newcomer Prize
2006
Organization:
Shi to Shiso (Poetry and Thought)
Result:
受賞
Sankei Children’s Publishing Culture Award (Sankei Shimbun Prize)
2019
Work:
Hidamari
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shokuseihachi (Pranetaplranta)
2007 poetry collection
everyday lifenaturelanguage
Ant and Elephant's Walk
2009 picture book
friendshipadventurechildren
Animal Perfect Words
2010 picture book
wordplayanimalschildren
Hidamari
2019 picture book
warmthfamilyfor children
Bibliography
- Shokuseihachi (Pranetaplranta)
- Ant and Elephant's Walk
- Animal Perfect Words
- Mizutama-chan
- The Big Zelkova
- Cock-a-doodle
- Sushi! It's Sushi!
- Summer Veggie's Summer Vacation
- Bananan Grandma
- Delicious Little Star
- Fruits are Coming!
- Winter Veggie's Winter Vacation
- Fast-Talking Town Shopping Street / Fast-Walking Relay
- Aiue Onsen
- Sticky Natto
- Twin Tako-Tako Wiener
- Autumn Veggie Festival!
- The Second Villain
- Akari
- Cat and Kitten Knead
- The Teacup Family
- ♪Kaeta Sentai♪ Tamago Ranger
- Spring Veggie's Spring Vacation
- Festival! Oma-Tree!!
Translations by Author
- The Message (text by Mac Barnett)
- Where's the Bear? (by Jonathan Bentley)
- The Mischievous Book Ate Itself! (by Richard Byrne)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, conversational poetryplayful wordplay in children's picture books
- Recurring Motifs
- everyday lifenaturechild's perspectivewordplay
Legacy
Active both as a poet and a picture-book author, she is recognized for works that utilize wordplay and a child's perspective. She has won poetry competitions and awards in children's publishing, demonstrating a broad impact across genres.
Trivia
- Used the pen name "Unimaru" when submitting poems.
- Won the Poetry Boxing national tournament in 2004.
- Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture and received local recognition (Hofu City Citizen Glory Award).
- Active on X (formerly Twitter) as @poemovie (external link referenced).