Hagiwara Sakutaro Award
2 appearances
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Edition 14 (2006) nominee
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Edition 30 (2022) award
Harumi Kawaguchi
かわぐち はるみ
Kawaguchi Harumi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962-01-10 （Obama, Fukui, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet, adjunct lecturer, company employee (former)
- Active Years
- 1985-
- Affiliations
- Tokyo Zokei University (adjunct), Rertei (literary group, member)
- Influenced By
- Shiroyasu Suzuki
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of Literary Studies | — | — | Japan |
| Fukui Prefectural Wakasa High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literary Studies
Country:
Japan
Began writing poetry while at university
Fukui Prefectural Wakasa High School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Prize | Map of a Peninsula | — | Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize Committee | winner |
| 2016 | Takami Jun Prize | Tiger is here. | — | Takami Jun Prize Committee | winner |
| 2022 | Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize | Soon It Will Become the Witch's Forest | — | Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize Committee | winner |
Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Prize
2010
Work:
Map of a Peninsula
Organization:
Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Takami Jun Prize
2016
Work:
Tiger is here.
Organization:
Takami Jun Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize
2022
Work:
Soon It Will Become the Witch's Forest
Organization:
Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 10 (2010) poetry category
Takami Jun Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 46 (2016) award
Works
Major Works
Mizuhime
1985 poetry collectionDebut poetry collection. Early works featuring symbolic imagery and corporeal sensations.
the bodywaterimagery
Map of a Peninsula
2009 poetry collectionA set of poems about geographic and psychological boundaries. Winner of the Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Prize.
boundariesmemorylandscape
Tiger is here.
2015 poetry collectionA collection including poems inspired by the anime 'TIGER & BUNNY'. Winner of the Takami Jun Prize.
pop cultureidentityimagination
Soon It Will Become the Witch's Forest
2021 poetry collectionPoems intersecting nature and fantasy. Winner of the Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize.
naturefantasytransformation
Bibliography
- Mizuhime (1985)
- Kira no Balance (1989)
- Delta (1991)
- Liquid Crystal District (1993)
- Girlfriend (1996)
- Boyhunt (1998)
- EXIT. (2001)
- lives ― Harumi Kawaguchi Collected Poems (2002)
- Soft Cage (2006)
- Map of a Peninsula (2009)
- Harumi Kawaguchi Collected Poems (2013)
- Tiger is here. (2015)
- Soon It Will Become the Witch's Forest (2021)
Translations of Works
- Some poems have been translated into Italian
- Some poems have been translated into Korean
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Contemporary poetic voice mixing symbolic imagery and concrete sensationsCinematic and fragmentary expression
- Recurring Motifs
- natureurban spacethe bodymemory
Legacy
A contemporary poet active since the 1980s. Her works have received critical recognition, including the Yamamoto Kenkichi, Takami Jun, and Hagiwara Sakutarō prizes. Noted for collaborations between poetry and contemporary art and her engagement with pop culture.
Archives
- National Diet Library (NDL)
In Popular Culture
- Published a poetry collection referencing the anime 'TIGER & BUNNY', attracting attention from anime fans and the pop culture sphere
Trivia
- She worked for about 7 years and 3 months in the foreign exchange dealing room of a trading company as an office lady.
- A fan of the anime 'TIGER & BUNNY'; its influence appears in the poetry collection 'Tiger is here.'