Kei Ishimatsu - Japanese Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Unknown
Born: 1984 （Oita Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality: Japan
Languages: Japanese
Residence History: Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Career

Occupations: Poet
Nominations: 26th Chuya Nakahara Prize (nominee), 71st H Prize (nominee)

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
2019	Gendai Shitecho Prize (57th)	—	—	Gendai Shitecho Editorial	winner
2021	Chuya Nakahara Prize (nominee)	Coniferous Forest	—	Chuya Nakahara Prize Committee	nominee
2021	H Prize (nominee)	Coniferous Forest	—	H Prize Committee	nominee
2021	Fukuoka City Cultural Award	—	—	Fukuoka City	winner

Gendai Shitecho Prize (57th)

2019

Organization: Gendai Shitecho Editorial

Result: winner

Chuya Nakahara Prize (nominee)

2021

Work: Coniferous Forest

Organization: Chuya Nakahara Prize Committee

Result: nominee

H Prize (nominee)

2021

Work: Coniferous Forest

Organization: H Prize Committee

Result: nominee

Fukuoka City Cultural Award

2021

Organization: Fukuoka City

Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Contemporary Poetry Notebook Award 1 appearances

Edition 57 (2019) award

H Award 1 appearances

Edition 71 (2021) award

Works

Major Works

Coniferous Forest

2020 Poetry collection

A poetry collection published by Shichosha in 2020. The poems explore nature, memory and personal introspection.

NatureMemoryIntrospection

Bibliography

Coniferous Forest (Shichosha, Dec 2020)

Style & Themes

Literary Style: Concise, introspective poetic style
Recurring Motifs: ForestsTreesMemory

Legacy

Considered one of the notable young poets in contemporary Japanese poetry. Recognized through awards and nominations and active primarily in the Fukuoka region.

Trivia

Poet born in Oita Prefecture and residing in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Won the 57th Gendai Shitecho Prize in 2019.
In 2021, Coniferous Forest was nominated for the Chuya Nakahara Prize and the H Prize.
Received the Fukuoka City Cultural Award in 2021.