Kadokawa Tanka Award
2 appearances
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Edition 36 (1990) nominee
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Edition 37 (1991) honorable mention
Sanae Hirosaka
ひろさか さなえ
Hirosaka Sanae
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1965-01-01 （Nagoya, Aichi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nagoya, Aichi, Japan → Aichi Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo (resident while attending Waseda)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, secondary school teacher
- Active Years
- 1986-
- Affiliations
- Modern Tanka Poets Association, Mahiru-no (tanka group), Waseda University Tanka Society (revival member)
- Memberships
- Modern Tanka Poets Association, Mahiru-no (tanka group)
- Influenced By
- Yoshinori Hashimoto
- Nominations
- 1990 - Candidate for the 36th Kadokawa Tanka Award (series 'Hotobashiru Mizu'), 1991 - Honorable mention at the 37th Kadokawa Tanka Award (series 'Haru no Arashi')
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichi Prefectural Handa High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters | First Faculty of Letters | Japanese Literature | — | ～1988 | Japan |
Aichi Prefectural Handa High School
Country:
Japan
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
First Faculty of Letters
/ Japanese Literature
Period:
～1988
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
Japan
Studied Japanese literature; participated in reviving the Waseda University Tanka Society
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17th Modern Tanka Newcomer Award | Window at Dawn | — | Selection Committee of the Modern Tanka Newcomer Award | winner |
17th Modern Tanka Newcomer Award
2017
Work:
Window at Dawn
Organization:
Selection Committee of the Modern Tanka Newcomer Award
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Tanka Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2016) award
Works
Major Works
Summer Dawn
2002 tanka (collection)A collection of tanka focusing on school life and daily scenes, marked by quiet imagery and introspective perspective.
school lifeeveryday lifeseasons
Window at Dawn
2015 tanka (collection)A tanka collection including sequences about life as a teacher and the educational setting. Contains the award-winning pieces, describing intersections of daily life and professional duty.
teacher's lifework and everydaydawn / predawn
Bibliography
- Summer Dawn
- Window at Dawn
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic and introspective style that follows traditional tanka forms while focusing on everyday lifeConcise and restrained expression
- Recurring Motifs
- school / classroomdawn / predawnwindowschanges of season
Legacy
Recognized for depicting contemporary educational settings and everyday details through tanka; drew wider attention after winning the 17th Modern Tanka Newcomer Award.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Poets Association
Trivia
- Her elder brother, Yasunobu Hirosaka, is (or was) an NHK announcer.
- She has produced many tanka poems drawing on her life as a teacher and scenes from educational settings.