Tanka Research Award
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2016) award
Hiroki Saegusa
さいぐさ ひろき
Hiroki Saegusa
Pen Names:
Hiroki Saegusa（Pen name used for publishing tanka; birth name is Toru Saegusa.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-10-17 （Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Kai, Yamanashi, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet
- Active Years
- 1965-
- Affiliations
- Wakano (poetry group), Ritomu (poetry journal/group), Hosei Tanka Society
- Influenced By
- Toshiki Uematsu
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosei University | Faculty of Letters, Department of English Literature | Department of English Literature | 学士 | 1965-1969 | Japan |
Hosei University
Faculty of Letters, Department of English Literature
/ Department of English Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1965-1969
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tanka Kenkyu Prize | Summer Story of 2015 | — | Tanka Kenkyu (magazine) | winner |
| 2017 | Wakayama Bokusui Prize | Jitoushu (Shitoushu) / Time Prayers Collection | — | Wakayama Bokusui Prize Committee | winner |
| 2018 | Choko Prize | Jitoushu / Time Prayers Collection | — | Choko Prize Committee | winner |
Tanka Kenkyu Prize
2016
Work:
Summer Story of 2015
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu (magazine)
Result:
winner
Wakayama Bokusui Prize
2017
Work:
Jitoushu (Shitoushu) / Time Prayers Collection
Organization:
Wakayama Bokusui Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Choko Prize
2018
Work:
Jitoushu / Time Prayers Collection
Organization:
Choko Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Wakayama Bokusui Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2017) award
Chōkū Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2018) award
Works
Major Works
Morning Songs
1975 tankaEarly collection exploring youthful self-negation and solidarity; lyrical and introspective tanka.
self-negationsolidarityyouth
Silver Sudden Rain
1979 tankaMid-period collection emphasizing lyricism; delicately depicts urban scenes and seasonal moods.
lyricismseasonal feelingurban landscapes
Two Hundred Prayers Dedicated to the World
1987 tankaA collection that questions the soul's whereabouts from a seeker’s perspective.
prayerspiritual seekingquest of the soul
Green Cradle
1991 tankaSongs of calm scrutiny and tenderness toward humanity, in a serene tone.
tendernesstranquilitynature
Pedestrian
2000 tankaExplores loneliness and quotidian perspectives as a pedestrian figure.
lonelinesseveryday lifewalking
Time Prayers Collection
2017 tankaA representative recent work intertwining prayer and a sense of time; recipient of multiple awards.
prayertimereligiosity
Twilight (Crepuscule)
2020 tankaRecent collection centered on the time and emotions of twilight.
twilighttimeemotion
Bibliography
- Morning Songs (1975)
- Silver Sudden Rain (1979)
- Two Hundred Prayers Dedicated to the World (1987)
- Green Cradle (1991)
- Pedestrian (2000)
- Time Prayers Collection (2017)
- Twilight (Crepuscule) (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- serene cadencelyrical expressionintrospective, seeker-like voice
- Recurring Motifs
- prayerwoundtimetwilight
Legacy
Regarded as one of the representative tanka poets of the Dankai generation. Known for combining lyricism with spiritual seeking; has published widely and received multiple major awards.
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings / authority ID: 00176377)
Quotes
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A fragment of cloud torn away, mingling with no scene — my wound.
Source: Asa no Uta (Morning Songs), first collection (1975) -
Though I long deeply to change course, gently and calmly I flow on.
Source: Two Hundred Prayers Dedicated to the World (1987)
Trivia
- Birth name is Toru Saegusa.
- Fifth son in a family of five; elder brother is tanka poet and critic Akiyuki Saegusa (Masayuki/Akiyuki—romanizations vary).
- Graduate of Hosei University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English Literature.