Kadokawa Tanka Award
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (1988) award
Hisa Kagawa
かがわ ひさ
Kagawa Hisa
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947-03-01 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yokohama, Kanagawa (birthplace) → Toyonaka, Osaka (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Influenced By
- Morimoto Jikichi, Yoneda Noboru
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochanomizu University | Faculty of Letters and Education | Department of Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Ochanomizu University
Faculty of Letters and Education
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kadokawa Tanka Prize | Duralumin City Tree | — | Kadokawa Tanka Prize | Winner |
| 1990 | Gendai Kajin Shūkai Award | Techne | — | Gendai Kajin Shūkai Award | Winner |
| 1993 | Kawano Aiko Prize | Matesis | — | Kawano Aiko Prize | Winner |
| 2007 | Wakayama Bokusui Prize | perspective | — | Wakayama Bokusui Prize | Winner |
Kadokawa Tanka Prize
1988
Work:
Duralumin City Tree
Organization:
Kadokawa Tanka Prize
Result:
Winner
Gendai Kajin Shūkai Award
1990
Work:
Techne
Organization:
Gendai Kajin Shūkai Award
Result:
Winner
Kawano Aiko Prize
1993
Work:
Matesis
Organization:
Kawano Aiko Prize
Result:
Winner
Wakayama Bokusui Prize
2007
Work:
perspective
Organization:
Wakayama Bokusui Prize
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Kono Aiko Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (1993) award
Wakayama Bokusui Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 12 (2007) award
Works
Major Works
Techne
1990 tanka
timeexistencephilosophical reflection
Matesis
1992 tanka
philosophyexistence
Fabrica
1996 tanka
the citymateriality
PAN
1999 tanka
word playpoetic experimentation
Moud
2003 tanka
introspectionmemory
Collected Works of Hisa Kagawa
2005 tanka
overviewretrospective
perspective
2007 tanka
perspectiveontology
The Blue
2012 tanka
colorsensation
Yamato Arrival
2015 tanka
culturetransformation
Bibliography
- Techne
- Matesis
- Fabrica
- PAN
- Moud
- Collected Works of Hisa Kagawa
- perspective
- The Blue
- Yamato Arrival
- ANALYSIS-I
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Intellectual, philosophical tanka style
- Recurring Motifs
- timeexistenceurbanity
Legacy
Recognized for composing tanka that engage philosophical themes such as time and existence. Praised for an intellectual curiosity in language that reveals unexpected poems in overlooked corners of common sense.
Archives
- National Diet Library identifier: 00200252
- VIAF identifier: 258988003
Quotes
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A poet who, through an intellectual curiosity for language, has discovered unexpected poems dwelling in the blind spots of our common sense.
Source: Riko Kawano (critique) (2006) -
Her work may be alien to a tanka history accustomed to sentimental works.
Source: Ken Odaka (critique) (2009)
Trivia
- She won the 1988 Kadokawa Tanka Prize in a year with a record number of submissions following the huge success of Tawaraya Machi's Salad Anniversary.
- Graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature at Ochanomizu University.
- Founded the doujinshi 'Hamo to Suisen' in 1993.