Japan Tanka Poets Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1977) award
Shintarō Kotani
こたに しんたろう
Kotani Shintarō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1909-01-18 （Okayama Prefecture (also reported from Kita-ku, Osaka)）
- Died
- 1985-06-18 age 76
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet
- Active Years
- 1932-1985
- Affiliations
- Araragi (tanka magazine/movement), Shinsen, Azami, Dougyu (founder)
- Influenced By
- Saitō Mokichi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka Middle School (now Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo Imperial University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Fukuoka Middle School (now Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School)
Country:
Japan
Completed secondary education before entering Tokyo Imperial University
Tokyo Imperial University
Country:
Japan
Joined the tanka magazine 'Araragi' while enrolled
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan Kajin Club Prize | Hōju | — | Japan Kajin Club | winner |
Japan Kajin Club Prize
1977
Work:
Hōju
Organization:
Japan Kajin Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hōju
tanka anthologyA tanka collection containing poems composed before, during and after the war, reflecting personal experience, nostalgia, and wartime themes.
warnostalgianature
Tanka Memoirs (Tanka Kakushū)
essays/criticismA collection of essays and notes on tanka.
tanka theoryliterary criticism
Bibliography
- Hōju
- Tanka Memoirs
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Sketch-like, tradition-rooted tanka influenced by the Araragi school
- Recurring Motifs
- war experiencenatural imagerynostalgia
Legacy
A Showa-era tanka poet influenced by Saitō Mokichi and the Araragi school; known for wartime poems and works suffused with nostalgia. Recognized with the Japan Kajin Club Prize.
Archives
- Holdings/record at the National Diet Library (NDL)
- VIAF identifier registered
Trivia
- Has VIAF and National Diet Library (NDL) identifiers.
- Joined the tanka magazine 'Araragi' while at university and studied under Saitō Mokichi.