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Tomohisa Manaka

まなか ともひさ

Manaka Tomohisa

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1964-06-02 (Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
tanka poet, meteorologist, lecturer
活動期間
1991年〜
所属
Tou Tanka Society, Asahi Culture Center (lecturer), Mainichi Shimbun 'Hyogo Bungei' (selector)
所属団体
Tou Tanka Society, Modern Tanka Poets Association

学歴

Kyoto University
Faculty of Science / Geophysics (Graduate School)
学位: 修士
国: Japan
Completed master's program in geophysics. Exact graduation year not specified in source.

受賞歴

Modern Tanka Poets Association Award
2002
対象作品: Amesaki (Rain Fissure)
主催: Modern Tanka Poets Association
結果: 受賞
Terayama Shuji Tanka Prize
2010
対象作品: Gravity
主催: Terayama Shuji Tanka Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
NHK Tanka (Selector)
2018
部門: 選者
主催: NHK
結果: 選者

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Amesaki (Rain Fissure)

2001年 Tanka (poetry collection)

First collection of tanka poems. Poems often observe rain and weather, linking external meteorological images with inner landscapes.

natureraininner landscapes

Eurachiron

2004年 Tanka (poetry collection)

Collected in the Tou 21st-century series. The collection weaves in religious and mythic imagery.

mythreligiositynature

Gravity

2009年 Tanka (poetry collection)

Third collection exploring both physical and metaphorical 'gravity,' delving into existence and relationships.

gravityexistencerelationships

The Shore of Ephraim

2013年 Tanka (poetry collection)

A volume in the Tou 21st-century series. Contains biblically and historically resonant imagery.

biblical imageryhistorynature

Firelight

2015年 Tanka (poetry collection)

A recent collection using images of light and fire to illuminate themes of being and memory.

lightmemoryexistence

全著作

  • Amesaki (Rain Fissure)
  • Eurachiron
  • Gravity
  • The Shore of Ephraim
  • Firelight

作風・主題

文体
concise, dense tanka expressionoverlaying natural description with inner worlds
頻出モチーフ
rain and weathergravity and fallinglight and firebiblical and mythic imagery

評価・遺産

Tomohisa Manaka is recognized as a tanka poet who delicately depicts nature and existence informed by an interest in meteorology and geophysics. He has established a place in contemporary tanka through awards such as the Modern Tanka Poets Association Award and the Terayama Shuji Tanka Prize.

関連学会

  • Modern Tanka Poets Association
  • Tou Tanka Society

豆知識

  • He is a tanka poet who also holds qualifications as a meteorologist.
  • He completed graduate studies in geophysics at Kyoto University.