Contemporary Tanka Poets Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 46 (2002) award
Tomohisa Manaka
まなか ともひさ
Manaka Tomohisa
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-06-02 （Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, meteorologist, lecturer
- Active Years
- 1991-
- Affiliations
- Tou Tanka Society, Asahi Culture Center (lecturer), Mainichi Shimbun 'Hyogo Bungei' (selector)
- Memberships
- Tou Tanka Society, Modern Tanka Poets Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Science | Geophysics (Graduate School) | 修士 | — | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Science
/ Geophysics (Graduate School)
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program in geophysics. Exact graduation year not specified in source.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Modern Tanka Poets Association Award | Amesaki (Rain Fissure) | — | Modern Tanka Poets Association | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Terayama Shuji Tanka Prize | Gravity | — | Terayama Shuji Tanka Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2018 | NHK Tanka (Selector) | — | 選者 | NHK | 選者 |
Modern Tanka Poets Association Award
2002
Work:
Amesaki (Rain Fissure)
Organization:
Modern Tanka Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Terayama Shuji Tanka Prize
2010
Work:
Gravity
Organization:
Terayama Shuji Tanka Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
NHK Tanka (Selector)
2018
Category:
選者
Organization:
NHK
Result:
選者
Awards & Nominations
Terayama Shuji Tanka Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2010) award
Works
Major Works
Amesaki (Rain Fissure)
2001 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 Tanka (poetry collection)Collected in the Tou 21st-century series. The collection weaves in religious and mythic imagery.
mythreligiositynature
Gravity
2009 Tanka (poetry collection)Third collection exploring both physical and metaphorical 'gravity,' delving into existence and relationships.
gravityexistencerelationships
The Shore of Ephraim
2013 Tanka (poetry collection)A volume in the Tou 21st-century series. Contains biblically and historically resonant imagery.
biblical imageryhistorynature
Firelight
2015 Tanka (poetry collection)A recent collection using images of light and fire to illuminate themes of being and memory.
lightmemoryexistence
Bibliography
- Amesaki (Rain Fissure)
- Eurachiron
- Gravity
- The Shore of Ephraim
- Firelight
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, dense tanka expressionoverlaying natural description with inner worlds
- Recurring Motifs
- rain and weathergravity and fallinglight and firebiblical and mythic imagery
Legacy
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.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Poets Association
- Tou Tanka Society
Trivia
- He is a tanka poet who also holds qualifications as a meteorologist.
- He completed graduate studies in geophysics at Kyoto University.