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Hiyori Kojima

こじま ひより

Kojima Hiyori

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1997-01-01 (Fukuoka Prefecture)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Fukuoka, Japan → Tokyo, Japan

Career

Occupations
Poet, Company employee
Active Years
2019-

Education

Fukuoka Prefectural Shuyukan High School
Period: 2012-2015
Year of Graduation: 2015
Country: Japan
Waseda University
School of Culture, Media and Society
Period: 2015-2019
Year of Graduation: 2019
Country: Japan
Participated in the poetry magazine 'Incolle Poetry' while enrolled

Awards

Nakahara Chūya Prize
2021
Work: Mizugiwa
Organization: Nakahara Chūya Prize Committee
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mizugiwa

2020 Poetry collection

First poetry collection. Through fragments of everyday life, memory, and family, the poems delicately explore boundaries and forms of loss.

memoryfamilyboundaries

Bibliography

  • Mizugiwa (Shichigatsudo, Incolle Poetry Series, July 2020)
  • Poems published in periodicals (Asahi Shimbun, Gendai Shi Techo, Mita Bungaku, Bosei, etc.)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
delicate, observational voiceattentive depiction of everyday detail
Recurring Motifs
seamemoryloss of words

Legacy

Recognized as a noteworthy young poet; awarded the 26th Nakahara Chūya Prize for her first collection 'Mizugiwa'. Praised for her delicate perspective and tactile approach to everyday poetry.

Trivia

  • Lives in Tokyo and works as a company employee while writing poetry.
  • Active on X (formerly Twitter).