Kadokawa Tanka Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 50 (2004) honorable mention
Hosomizo Yoko
ほそみぞ ようこ
Hosomizo Yoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-10-12 （Nagoya, Aichi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, poet
- Active Years
- 1989-
- Nominations
- Candidate for the 16th Kadan Prize (2005)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese History | 学士 | 〜1979 | Japan |
Nagoya University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese History
Degree:
学士
Period:
〜1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kadokawa Tanka Award (Honorable Mention) | — | — | Kadokawa Shoten | 佳作 |
| 2006 | Kokoro no Hana Prize | — | — | Kokoro no Hana (journal/group) | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Kadan Prize | Contrabass | — | Kadan (magazine) | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Chunichi Tanka Award | Kashu 'Kahen' | — | Chunichi Shimbun | 受賞 |
Kadokawa Tanka Award (Honorable Mention)
2004
Organization:
Kadokawa Shoten
Result:
佳作
Kokoro no Hana Prize
2006
Organization:
Kokoro no Hana (journal/group)
Result:
受賞
Kadan Prize
2007
Work:
Contrabass
Organization:
Kadan (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Chunichi Tanka Award
2017
Work:
Kashu 'Kahen'
Organization:
Chunichi Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Kadan Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 18 (2007) award
Works
Major Works
Contrabass
2008 tanka poetryA collection of tanka poetry including the title poem "Contrabass." The poem "Contrabass" won the Kadan Prize in 2007.
musiceveryday lifefemale perspective
Kahen
2016 tanka poetryA tanka collection published in 2016 that gathers poems depicting fragments of flowers and everyday scenes. It won the 8th Chunichi Tanka Award.
flowersmemorysense of season
Bibliography
- Contrabass (poetry collection), Hon'ami Shoten, 2008
- Kahen (poetry collection), Rokka Shorin, 2016
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and concise expressiondelicate depiction of everyday sensibilities in tanka
- Recurring Motifs
- flowersmusical instruments (e.g., contrabass)fragments of everyday life
Legacy
Hosomizo Yoko is recognized as a contemporary tanka poet with notable collections and several awards. Her works such as "Contrabass" and "Kahen" received attention, including the Chunichi Tanka Award.
Trivia
- A tanka poet from Nagoya.
- Graduated from Nagoya University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Japanese History (1979).
- Won the 18th Kadan Prize in 2007 for the poem "Contrabass."