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Saiko Kajiwara

かじわら さいこ

Kajiwara Saiko

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1971-01-16 （Karakuwa, Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
tanka poet, high school teacher
活動期間
1997年〜
所属
Tou Tanka-kai
所属団体
Tou Tanka-kai
影響を受けた人物
Yuko Kono, Shigeyo Kajiwara (great-aunt)

受賞歴

Jojou Bungei Best Award
2006
対象作品: Zarame
主催: Jojou Bungei
結果: 受賞
Miyagi Prefecture Arts Encouragement Newcomer Award
2010
主催: Miyagi Prefecture
結果: 受賞
Contemporary Tanka Criticism Award
2011
対象作品: What Colloquialization Brought to Tanka — Consideration from the 'Impression' of Songs
主催: Contemporary Tanka Criticism Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Tou Tanka-kai Award
2011
主催: Tou Tanka-kai
結果: 受賞
Kuzuhara Taeko Prize
2015
対象作品: Rias / Tsubaki
主催: Kuzuhara Taeko Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Miyagi Prefecture Arts Encouragement Award
2014
主催: Miyagi Prefecture
結果: 受賞
Japan Kajin Club Tohoku Block Excellent Tanka Collection Award
2021
対象作品: Narrative
主催: Japan Kajin Club (Tohoku Block)
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Zarame

2006年 tanka

First collection of tanka poems, a debut volume compiling delicate observations of everyday life.

everyday lifehometownhuman relationships

Afumuke

2009年 tanka

Second collection, showing refined use of colloquial expression and nuance in language.

languagememoryfamily

Rias / Tsubaki

2014年 tanka

Third collection weaving post-2011 disaster landscapes, the sea, and reflections on hometown; featured in collaborative photo exhibitions.

disaster (2011)seahometownloss and recovery

Saiko Kajiwara Collected Tanka

2018年 tanka

Collected volume compiling works to date; a consolidation of previous collections.

evolutionreminiscence

Narrative

2020年 tanka

Fourth collection emphasizing narrative and storytelling elements; awarded by regional tanka organizations.

narrationmemoryaftermath of disaster

Alkali-Colored Clouds (Reading Kenji Miyazawa's Youth Tanka)

2021年 criticism / appreciation

A critical work reading and interpreting Kenji Miyazawa's youthful tanka (editor/author contribution).

poetry appreciationKenji Miyazawa

One Hundred Tanka of Naofumi Ochiai

2023年 introduction / commentary

An introductory commentary selecting and explaining one hundred tanka by Naofumi Ochiai.

introductionpoet commentary

全著作

  • Zarame
  • Afumuke
  • Rias / Tsubaki
  • Saiko Kajiwara Collected Tanka
  • Narrative
  • Alkali-Colored Clouds (Reading Kenji Miyazawa's Youth Tanka)
  • Day 3653 (Tou Tanka-kai Tohoku) Records of Disaster Poems (co-authored)
  • One Hundred Tanka of Naofumi Ochiai

作風・主題

文体
use of colloquial tankalyrical yet observational descriptionsincorporation of narrative elements
頻出モチーフ
2011 disasterseahometown (Kesennuma)family and everyday detailsdialogue between photography and tanka

評価・遺産

Recognized for tanka rooted in local experience and works addressing the 2011 disaster; recipient of multiple awards and featured in exhibitions at institutions such as the Museum of Modern Japanese Poetry and Sendai Literature Museum.

記念館・博物館

  • Museum of Modern Japanese Poetry and Tanka Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
  • The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature Tokyo, Japan (exhibition venue)
  • Sendai Literature Museum Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

関連学会

  • Japan Kajin Club

資料所蔵先

  • Museum of Modern Japanese Poetry and Tanka archives
  • The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature exhibition records
  • Sendai Literature Museum materials

豆知識

  • The poet Shigeyo Kajiwara is her great-aunt.
  • Her family has ties to Hayama Shrine.
  • Her tanka collections have been exhibited in collaboration with photographers.
  • She has served as a selector for the Asahi Shimbun Michinoku tanka column and as a lecturer for introductory tanka courses.