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Edition 7 (2010) award
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
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | — | — | — | 在籍(中退) / attended (left before graduation) | Japan |
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Chuya Nakahara Prize | The Prepared Table | — | Chuya Nakahara Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Elsur Foundation Newcomer Award (Contemporary Poetry) | The Prepared Table | 現代詩部門 | Elsur Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Chuya Nakahara Prize | Orchestra Rehearsal | — | Chuya Nakahara Prize Committee | 最終候補 |
| 2015 | Chuya Nakahara Prize | MU | — | Chuya Nakahara Prize Committee | 最終候補 |
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 21 (2016) award
Works
Major Works
Orchestra Rehearsal
2013 Poetry collectionAn early privately published poetry collection characterized by fragmentary images and musical metaphors.
MU
2014 Poetry collectionA privately published poetry collection that uses repetition and concise expression to depict landscapes and the body.
The Prepared Table
2015 Poetry collectionOriginally 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 Man Who Leads a Horse
2016 Poetry collectionA 2016 privately published collection that includes works employing allegorical motifs.
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.
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).