Contemporary Tanka Criticism Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2015) award
Harumi Mikami
みかみ はるみ
Mikami Harumi
Pen Names:
Harumi Mikami（pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1991-10-06 （Niigata Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident in Hokkaido, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, researcher
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Influenced By
- Hiromu Homura
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University | Graduate School of Agriculture | Soil Physics | — | — | Japan |
Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
Graduate School of Agriculture
/ Soil Physics
Country:
Japan
Completed doctoral program coursework; major in soil physics
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Gendai Tanka Criticism Award | The Conflict between Song and Text | — | Tanka Kenkyu Sha | winner |
Gendai Tanka Criticism Award
2015
Work:
The Conflict between Song and Text
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu Sha
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Conflict between Song and Text
2015 critical essayA critical essay discussing the textuality of tanka and its relation to song; awarded the 33rd Gendai Tanka Criticism Award.
tanka theorytextuality
Blue Book, How Fun
2015 tanka (poetry)A set of ten tanka with an accompanying essay, published in 2015 in Tanka Kenkyu.
student compositionself-expression
Dynamics of Angels
2019 tanka (poetry)A linked sequence of seven tanka published in the March 2019 issue of Gendai Tanka.
existencethe bodyabstract imagery
Bibliography
- “The Conflict between Song and Text,” Tanka Kenkyu, Oct. 2015
- “Blue Book, How Fun,” Tanka Kenkyu, Nov. 2015
- “Dynamics of Angels,” Gendai Tanka, Mar. 2019
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- theoretical and textual approach to contemporary tankacalm, analytical style
- Recurring Motifs
- lonelinessthe bodycontemporary language and textuality
Legacy
A young tanka poet based in Hokkaido. He leads the tanka circle Kifu-sha and combines theoretical discussion of contemporary tanka with creative output. Noted as a product of student tanka circles.
Trivia
- An alumnus of the Hokkaido University tanka circle.
- Co-founded and leads the tanka circle 'Kifu-sha' with Chihane Suzuki.
- Harumi Mikami is a pen name.