Contemporary Tanka Criticism Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1999) award
Masakuni Ozawa
おざわ まさくに
Ozawa Masakuni
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-01-01
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Engineer, Tanka poet, Researcher, Professor
- Active Years
- 1979-
- Affiliations
- Nagoya University, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya Institute of Technology (former affiliation), Toyota Central R&D Labs (former researcher)
- Influenced By
- Hiroyuki Ogihara, Takao Kato, Torao Otsuka, Shuzo Shimada
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya University | Faculty of Engineering | Engineering | — | — | Japan |
| Nagoya University | Graduate School of Engineering | Materials Engineering (Doctoral program) | 工学博士 | — | Japan |
Nagoya University
Faculty of Engineering
/ Engineering
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Japan
Nagoya University
Graduate School of Engineering
/ Materials Engineering (Doctoral program)
Degree:
工学博士
Country:
Japan
Doctor of Engineering (Nagoya University; year unknown)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Gendai Tanka Criticism Award (17th) | 'Trial of the poems with "mo" and "kamo" — On the tanka collection "Kusa no Niwa"' | — | — | winner |
Gendai Tanka Criticism Award (17th)
1999
Work:
'Trial of the poems with "mo" and "kamo" — On the tanka collection "Kusa no Niwa"'
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
'Trial of the poems with "mo" and "kamo" — On the tanka collection "Kusa no Niwa"'
1999 Tanka criticism / EssayAn essay examining Koike Hikaru's tanka collection "Kusa no Niwa," focusing on the experimental use of the particles "mo" and "kamo" and analyzing the collection's poetic techniques.
tanka criticismpoetry collection analysistheory of expression
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- analytical, logical critical proseconcise, observation-based expression
- Recurring Motifs
- natureeveryday observationmaterials and form
Legacy
A rare figure who has contributed to both materials engineering research and tanka criticism, bridging science and literature. He has contributed to regional poetic culture and to advancements in materials science through both research and criticism.
Trivia
- He maintains parallel careers as an engineering researcher and a tanka poet.
- Won the 17th Gendai Tanka Criticism Award in 1999.