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Kazuhiro Honda

ほんだ かずひろ

Honda Kazuhiro

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1969-03-14 （Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Career

Occupations
Tanka poet, High school teacher
Active Years
1992-
Affiliations
Chikuhakkai 'Kokoro no Hana' (Tanka group), Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima High School (employer)
Memberships
Modern Tanka Poets' Association, Japan P.E.N. / Japan Federation of Writers
Influenced By
Yukitsuna Sasaki

Education

Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima High School
Country: Japan
Classmate included poet Ryoichi Wago
University of Tsukuba
Japanese Language and Culture
Country: Japan
Completed studies in Japanese Language and Culture

Awards

Fukushima Prefecture Literary Prize (Tanka)
1994
Work: "Wakagusa no"
Category: 短歌
Organization: Fukushima Prefecture
Result: 受賞
Tanka Gendai Newcomer Prize
2000
Work: "Diving Try" (30 tanka)
Category: 短歌
Organization: Tanka Gendai (selection body)
Result: 受賞
Japan Tanka Poets' Club Newcomer Prize
2001
Work: Gin no Tsuru
Category: 歌集
Organization: Japan Tanka Poets' Club
Result: 受賞
Terayama Shuji Tanka Prize
2011
Work: Bidzuki-shu
Category: 歌集
Organization: Terayama Shuji Memorial Selection Committee
Result: 受賞
Maekawa Samio Prize
2015
Work: Bandai
Category: 歌集
Organization: Maekawa Samio Prize Selection Committee
Result: 受賞
Fukushima Minpo Publishing Culture Prize (Encouragement Award)
2015
Work: Bandai
Organization: Fukushima Minpo Newspaper
Result: 受賞（奨励賞）
Japan Tanka Poets' Club Prize
2019
Work: Aragane
Category: 歌集
Organization: Japan Tanka Poets' Club
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Gin no Tsuru

2000 Tanka (poetry)

First tanka collection compiling concentrated poems on personal memory and everyday fragments.

memoryeveryday lifenature

Bidzuki-shu

2010 Tanka (poetry)

A mid-career collection focusing on observations of nature, human relationships, and inner fluctuations.

naturehuman relationshipsinterior life

Bandai

2014 Tanka (poetry)

A collection rooted in the landscapes and history of Fukushima, featuring poems with a strong local perspective.

localitynaturememory

Aragane

2018 Tanka (poetry)

A recent collection characterized by the interplay of linguistic hardness and lyricism.

languagelyricismnature

Modern Tanka Library: Collected Poems of Kazuhiro Honda

2021 Tanka (poetry)

A collected volume compiling previously published tanka collections.

compilationcollected works

Bibliography

  • Gin no Tsuru (Garanshokan) 2000.10
  • Bidzuki-shu (Seijisha) 2010.6
  • Bandai (Seijisha) 2014.11
  • Aragane (Nagarami Shobo) 2018.5
  • Modern Tanka Library: Collected Poems of Kazuhiro Honda (Sunagoya Shobo) 2021.3

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Concise and condensed expressionModern sensibility built on traditional tanka forms
Recurring Motifs
Fukushima landscapesnaturememory and nostalgiafragments of everyday life

Legacy

Recognized as a practitioner of contemporary tanka combining regionality and interiority; his multiple collections and awards establish a notable presence in the modern tanka world.

Academic Societies

  • Modern Tanka Poets' Association
  • Japan Federation of Writers

Trivia

  • Born in Fukushima City; resides in Aizuwakamatsu.
  • Classmate at Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima High School: poet Ryoichi Wago.
  • Member of Chikuhakkai 'Kokoro no Hana' and was mentored by Yukitsuna Sasaki.