Hagiwara Sakutaro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2004) award
Toshiko Hirata
ひらた としこ
Hirata Toshiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1955-06-30 （Oki Islands, Shimane, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Oki Islands, Shimane, Japan → Sakaiminato, Tottori, Japan → Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan → Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, university professor
- Active Years
- 1982-
- Affiliations
- Rikkyo University (Faculty of Letters, Specially-appointed Professor), Yomiuri Shimbun (in charge of "Children's Poetry")
- Nominations
- Candidate, 45th Kishida Kunio Drama Award (2001)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritsumeikan University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
| Osaka Literature School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Ritsumeikan University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Country:
Japan
Osaka Literature School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Modern Poetry Newcomer Award | Nose Polyp | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Bansui Prize | Terminal | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Poetry Boxing — 3rd World Lightweight Title Match | Poetry Boxing (competition) | — | — | 優勝（第3代チャンピオン） |
| 2000 | Stage Arts Creation Encouragement Award (Contemporary Theater Division) | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Kishida Kunio Drama Award | Amai Kizu | — | — | 候補 |
| 2004 | Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize | Seven Days of Poetry | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Noma Literary New Face Prize | Futari Nori | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize | Freedom of Banter | — | — | 受賞 |
Modern Poetry Newcomer Award
1982
Work:
Nose Polyp
Result:
受賞
Bansui Prize
1998
Work:
Terminal
Result:
受賞
Poetry Boxing — 3rd World Lightweight Title Match
1999
Work:
Poetry Boxing (competition)
Result:
優勝（第3代チャンピオン）
Stage Arts Creation Encouragement Award (Contemporary Theater Division)
2000
Result:
受賞
Kishida Kunio Drama Award
2001
Work:
Amai Kizu
Result:
候補
Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize
2004
Work:
Seven Days of Poetry
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary New Face Prize
2005
Work:
Futari Nori
Result:
受賞
Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize
2016
Work:
Freedom of Banter
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Noma Literary Newcomer Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 27 (2005) award
Murasaki Shikibu Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 26 (2016) award
Works
Major Works
The Shallot's Repayment
1984 poetry collectionAn early poetry collection that captures everyday details with a dry style and frequent black humor.
everyday lifewomenblack humor
Terminal
1997 poetry collectionA collection of poems using images of society and movement; recipient of the Bansui Prize.
movementlonelinessthe city
Seven Days of Poetry
2004 poetry collectionA collection of short poems noted for vivid vocabulary and a dry gaze; winner of the Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize.
word playfragments of daily lifehumor and sadness
Freedom of Banter
2015 poetry collectionA mature collection that depicts play with language and social dissonance; awarded the Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize.
languagesocial critiquehumor
Piano Sand
2003 novelA novel (or linked short stories) that sensitively portrays characters' lives and memories.
memoryhuman relationshipseveryday life
Futari Nori
2005 novelA novel depicting the subtleties of human relationships; winner of the Noma Literary New Face Prize.
familyrelationshipsconflict
Good Luck Radio
2000 play collectionA collection of plays that highlights her work as a playwright.
dialoguetheatrestaging the everyday
Bibliography
- The Shallot's Repayment (1984)
- Atlantis Is Too Reserved! (1987)
- The Woman Who Gains Weight Every Night (1991)
- Fragile Couples (1993)
- Terminal (1997)
- Collected Poems of Toshiko Hirata (1999)
- Letters, Then Rain (2000)
- Seven Days of Poetry (2004)
- Treasure (2007)
- Freedom of Banter (2015)
- Piano Sand (2003)
- Futari Nori (2005)
- Goodbye, Sunny Spot (2007)
- A Beaten Story (2008)
- My Red and Soft Parts (2009)
- Slope (2010)
- Essays: Wonderful Buses (2013)
- Low-Rebound Pillow Essays (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dry tonefrequent use of black humorconcise and sharp expression
- Recurring Motifs
- buses and movementfragments of daily lifethe bodysnippets of conversation
Legacy
Toshiko Hirata is a contemporary Japanese poet, novelist and playwright known for her dry perspective and black humor. She has been recognized not only in poetry but also in drama and fiction, and has influenced literary education and popularization through university teaching and editing children's poetry.
In Popular Culture
- Participation and championship in 'Poetry Boxing' (a literary performance event that attracted public attention)
- Known to general readers for essays about buses as a bus enthusiast
Trivia
- She is a bus enthusiast and has written essays about buses.
- In 1999 she won the poetry-boxing lightweight world title, defeating Kazuko Shiraishi.
- In 2012 she was appointed specially-appointed professor at Rikkyo University's Faculty of Letters.
- In 2015 she became responsible for Yomiuri Shimbun's "Children's Poetry" section.