Contemporary Tanka Poets Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1981) award
Motoko Michiura
みちうら もとこ
Michiura Motoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947-09-09 （Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Wakayama City (birthplace) → Suita, Osaka Prefecture (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, lyricist, novelist, education committee member
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Tanka society 'Mirai' (Mirai tanka group)
- Influenced By
- Yoshimi Kondō, Kazumi Takahashi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, First Department | Faculty of Letters, First Department | Department of Drama | — | 1968-1972 | Japan |
Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School
Country:
Japan
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, First Department
Faculty of Letters, First Department
/ Department of Drama
Period:
1968-1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
Japan
Involved in student activism; experienced periods when attending classes was difficult
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Modern Tanka Poets Association Prize | Muen no Jojō (Mu-en no Jojō) | — | Modern Tanka Poets Association | winner |
| 2008 | Wakayama Prefecture Cultural Award | — | — | Wakayama Prefecture | winner |
Modern Tanka Poets Association Prize
1980
Work:
Muen no Jojō (Mu-en no Jojō)
Organization:
Modern Tanka Poets Association
Result:
winner
Wakayama Prefecture Cultural Award
2008
Organization:
Wakayama Prefecture
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Muen no Jojō (Mu-en no Jojō)
1980 Tanka (poetry collection)A tanka collection reflecting the feelings of the Zenkyoto generation. It became an unusual bestseller for a poetry collection and attracted wide attention.
student activismmemory of a generationfemale independence
Suigū (Suiguu)
1986 Tanka (poetry collection)A collection of tanka that captures quiet emotional fluctuations.
everyday lifeinner landscapes
Yū-eki
1997 Tanka (poetry collection)A collection portraying fragments of life through stations and everyday scenes.
scene depictionmemory
Hayabusa
2013 Tanka (poetry collection)A recent collection showing lyrical perspectives from a mature viewpoint.
maturitypassage of time
Afureyo
2024 Tanka (poetry collection)A recently published collection reflecting the accumulation of many years of tanka composition.
recollectionfamily
Hana-furi
2007 NovelA novel published as a longer work outside of her tanka collections.
familymemory
Hikari no Kawa
2014 NovelA recent novel characterized by multifaceted character depictions.
human relationshipshistorical memory
Bibliography
- Muen no Jojō (1980)
- Suigū (1986)
- Yuusuge (1987)
- Kaze no Kon (1991)
- Yū-eki (1997)
- Hayabusa (2013)
- Afureyo (2024)
- Hana-furi (2007)
- Hikari no Kawa (2014)
Adaptations
- Lyricist: "Jashūmon" (Miyako To / To Miyako, 1998)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricallyricism that often avoids direct statementcolloquial expression in modern tanka
- Recurring Motifs
- memories of student activismfemale independencedepictions of everyday scenes
Legacy
Her debut collection depicting the Zenkyoto generation became a bestseller, giving her notable influence in the contemporary tanka world. She has received regional cultural awards, served as a poetry judge for regional newspapers, and has worked broadly across tanka, criticism, and novels.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Poets Association
In Popular Culture
- Provided lyrics for Miyako To's song "Jashūmon" (1998)
- Kurokawa Hiroyuki's novel "Gosaigyō" was reportedly inspired in part by an incident related to Michiura's family
Quotes
-
Kandagawa flows, flows, and now I no longer long for Quartier Latin
Source: Muen no Jojō (1980)
Trivia
- Muen no Jojō became an unusual bestseller for a poetry collection, selling over 100,000 copies.
- Arrested in the 1968 Shinjuku riot incident; later given a suspended prosecution.
- Served as a member of the Suita City Board of Education from 2003 to 2011.