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Kanie Naha

カニエ・ナハ

Kanie Naha

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
null (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)
Died
null
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Poet, Book designer
Active Years
2007-

Education

Waseda University
Period: 在籍(中退) / attended (left before graduation)
Country: Japan
Attended Waseda University; left before graduating

Awards

Chuya Nakahara Prize
2016
Work: The Prepared Table
Organization: Chuya Nakahara Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Elsur Foundation Newcomer Award (Contemporary Poetry)
2016
Work: The Prepared Table
Category: 現代詩部門
Organization: Elsur Foundation
Result: 受賞
Chuya Nakahara Prize
2014
Work: Orchestra Rehearsal
Organization: Chuya Nakahara Prize Committee
Result: 最終候補
Chuya Nakahara Prize
2015
Work: MU
Organization: Chuya Nakahara Prize Committee
Result: 最終候補

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Orchestra Rehearsal

2013 Poetry collection

An early privately published poetry collection characterized by fragmentary images and musical metaphors.

musiceveryday lifefragments

MU

2014 Poetry collection

A privately published poetry collection that uses repetition and concise expression to depict landscapes and the body.

languagerepetitionthe body

The Prepared Table

2015 Poetry collection

Originally privately published in 2015 and released by Seidosha in 2016, this collection focuses on the table as a locus of daily life and ritual.

the tableritualeveryday life

The Man Who Leads a Horse

2016 Poetry collection

A 2016 privately published collection that includes works employing allegorical motifs.

allegoryjourneysymbolism

TiP! Serious Exchange Diary

2015 E-book poetry (co-authored)

An e-book poetry collection co-authored with Ryota Yamada and Tachibanajo, including dialogic experiments in poetics.

co-authorshipdialogueexperimental poetry

Bibliography

  • Orchestra Rehearsal (2013, private)
  • MU (2014, private)
  • The Prepared Table (2015, private; 2016, Seidosha)
  • The Man Who Leads a Horse (2016, private)
  • TiP! Serious Exchange Diary (2015, e-book, co-authored)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
fragmentary, musical use of metricsconcise and restrained expressioncombination of experimental and lyrical elements
Recurring Motifs
the tablemusic/performanceeveryday rituals

Legacy

Beginning to write poetry in the late 2000s, Kanie published primarily private editions and drew attention as a new-generation contemporary poet after receiving the Chuya Nakahara Prize. Works as both a poet and book designer.

Trivia

  • Attended Waseda University but did not graduate.
  • Also works as a book designer for poetry publications.
  • Many works were initially self-published (private editions).