Maekawa Samio Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2017) award
Jun Komon
こもん じゅん
Komon Jun
Aliases:
小島 義明
Pen Names:
Jun Komon（Pen name used for tanka poetry (real name: Kojima Yoshiaki)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-11-14 （Goto, Nagasaki, Japan）
- Died
- 2018-12-27 （Nagasaki, Japan） age 71
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Goto, Nagasaki (birthplace) → Nagasaki (raised; returned in 2008)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, editor, businessman
- Active Years
- 1970-2018
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | — | — | — | 〜1970（中退） | Japan |
Waseda University
Period:
〜1970（中退）
Country:
Japan
Left the university in 1970 (did not graduate)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Maekawa Samio Prize (15th) | Tanka collection 'Mitsu no Daichi' (Land of Honey) | — | Maekawa Samio Prize Committee | winner |
| 2017 | Japan One-Line Poetry Prize (10th) | Tanka collection 'Mitsu no Daichi' and one-line poems | — | Japan One-Line Poetry Prize Committee | winner |
| 2017 | Chikushi Kadansho (14th) | Tanka collection 'Mitsu no Daichi' (Land of Honey) | — | Chikushi Kadansho Committee | winner |
Maekawa Samio Prize (15th)
2017
Work:
Tanka collection 'Mitsu no Daichi' (Land of Honey)
Organization:
Maekawa Samio Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Japan One-Line Poetry Prize (10th)
2017
Work:
Tanka collection 'Mitsu no Daichi' and one-line poems
Organization:
Japan One-Line Poetry Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Chikushi Kadansho (14th)
2017
Work:
Tanka collection 'Mitsu no Daichi' (Land of Honey)
Organization:
Chikushi Kadansho Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mitsu no Daichi (Land of Honey)
2016 tanka poetryA debut tanka collection published late in life. Composed of poems weaving hometown, nature, memory and personal fragments.
nostalgianaturememoryadolescence / coming of age
Bibliography
- Tanka collection 'Mitsu no Daichi' (Nagarami Shobo) 2016
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and symbolic tanka stylecondensed imagery linking the everyday and nature
- Recurring Motifs
- summer clouds, the galaxy, rain, hydrangeamemories of mother and familyloneliness and adolescent imagerytransport motifs (e.g. 'Lion Bus')
Health
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pharyngeal cancer2015〜Diagnosed in 2015; reportedly underwent treatment and it may have affected later creative activity.
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pneumonia2018（致命的）Died of pneumonia in 2018.
Legacy
He gained recognition late in life for the tanka collection 'Mitsu no Daichi', receiving multiple poetry awards. Also known as an editor and businessman, he returned to Nagasaki and continued poetic work rooted in his region.
Quotes
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When I think my mother is with me, the summer clouds enrich this vast daytime sky.
Source: Tanka collection 'Mitsu no Daichi' (2016)
Trivia
- Real name: Kojima Yoshiaki.
- Left Waseda University in 1970.
- Representative tanka include lines such as 'When I think my mother is with me, the summer clouds enrich this vast daytime sky.'