Contemporary Tanka Poets Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (2006) award
Matsuki Shū
まつき しゅう
Matsuki Shū
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1972-01-14 （Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Noboribetsu, Hokkaido → Resident in Hokkaido
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, senryu writer, poet
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Affiliations
- Tanka-jin (journal/group), Senryu Sapporo (senryu magazine/group), Senryu Tenbo (senryu magazine/group)
- Influenced By
- Senryu tradition
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido Muroran Sakae High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Sapporo Gakuin University | Faculty of Law | — | — | — | Japan |
Hokkaido Muroran Sakae High School
Country:
Japan
Sapporo Gakuin University
Faculty of Law
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Law (per source article)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tanka-jin Newcomer Award (46th) | — | — | Tanka-jin (journal) | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Gendai Kajin Kyokai Award (50th) | About Five Meters of Endlessness | — | Modern Tanka Poets Association | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Hokkaido Shimbun Tanka Prize (34th) Honorable Mention | River of Deep Color | — | Hokkaido Shimbun | 佳作（入選） |
Tanka-jin Newcomer Award (46th)
2001
Organization:
Tanka-jin (journal)
Result:
受賞
Gendai Kajin Kyokai Award (50th)
2006
Work:
About Five Meters of Endlessness
Organization:
Modern Tanka Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Hokkaido Shimbun Tanka Prize (34th) Honorable Mention
2019
Work:
River of Deep Color
Organization:
Hokkaido Shimbun
Result:
佳作（入選）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
About Five Meters of Endlessness
2005 tanka collectionA collection of tanka blending wry humor and loneliness from a personal perspective. Published on the on-demand label "Utaba", it won the Gendai Kajin Kyokai Award.
cynicismsatirelonelinessdistance in everyday life
RERA
2010 tanka collectionA tanka collection reflecting 2000s-era reflections. Characterized by condensed lines and contemporary satire.
modern societysatireobservation
Kind Nostalgia
2013 tanka collectionWorks that gently scoop up nostalgia and memory. Centered on tanka themed around nostalgia.
nostalgiamemoryeveryday life
River of Deep Color
2019 tanka collectionA collection that includes works using color and nature as motifs. Frequent metaphors concerning rivers and color.
naturecolorflow
Bibliography
- About Five Meters of Endlessness
- RERA
- Kind Nostalgia
- River of Deep Color
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise tanka style incorporating senryu-like cynicism and satireplain-language, observation-based descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- rivers and flowcolor imagerynostalgiasense of distance/disconnectionsatire of everyday life
Legacy
A contemporary tanka poet based in Hokkaido. He achieved recognition including the Modern Tanka Poets Association Award for a collection published on an on-demand label. His work, influenced by senryu, is noted for its cynical and satirical tone.
Trivia
- His first collection "About Five Meters of Endlessness" was published on the on-demand label "Utaba" and was the first book from that label to win the Modern Tanka Poets Association Award.
- A poet born and based in Noboribetsu; his style incorporates techniques from senryu.
- Graduated from the Faculty of Law at Sapporo Gakuin University.