Ono Tozaburo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2003) award
Yoshiaki Namura
なむら よしあき
Namura Yoshiaki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Shiga Prefecture
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Literary critic, Editor, Lecturer
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- Omi Poets Association, Saikosen (editor/publisher), Shi to Shiso (editorial contributor), Kyoto University of the Arts (lecturer)
- Influenced By
- Shin Ohno
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryukoku University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Ryukoku University
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Fukuda Masao Prize (13th) | Buki (Weapons) | — | Fukuda Masao Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Ono Jūzaburō Prize (5th) | Birth / Burst (Bāsu) | — | Ono Jūzaburō Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Tomita Saika Prize (17th) | Orb no Kawa (River of the Orb) | — | Tomita Saika Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Japan Poets Club Shikai Prize (22nd, Special Prize) | Minshu Shihā Renaissance: Practical Edition | — | Japan Poets Club | 受賞（特別賞） |
| 2004 | Ryukoku Encouragement Award (15th, Alumni Association) | — | — | Ryukoku University Alumni Association | 受賞 |
Fukuda Masao Prize (13th)
1998
Work:
Buki (Weapons)
Organization:
Fukuda Masao Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Ono Jūzaburō Prize (5th)
2002
Work:
Birth / Burst (Bāsu)
Organization:
Ono Jūzaburō Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Tomita Saika Prize (17th)
2005
Work:
Orb no Kawa (River of the Orb)
Organization:
Tomita Saika Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Japan Poets Club Shikai Prize (22nd, Special Prize)
2021
Work:
Minshu Shihā Renaissance: Practical Edition
Organization:
Japan Poets Club
Result:
受賞（特別賞）
Ryukoku Encouragement Award (15th, Alumni Association)
2004
Organization:
Ryukoku University Alumni Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Tomita Saika Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 17 (2006) award
Works
Major Works
Buki (Weapons)
1998 PoetryEarly collection exploring intersections of everyday life and violence, using symbolic imagery to address individual and social themes.
violenceindividual vs. societysymbolism
Bāsu (Birth/Burst)
2002 PoetryPoems about existence and becoming, with attention to the materiality and rhythm of language.
becominglanguagerhythm
Orb no Kawa (River of the Orb)
2005 PoetryA representative mid-career work incorporating metaphor and myth, depicting the intersection of nature and history.
naturehistorymyth
Emerald Tablet
2010 PoetryA collection centered on symbolic and philosophical imagery.
symbolismphilosophy
Hanka Shiyui
2013 PoetryPoems containing Buddhist motifs and introspective tones.
introspectionreligiosity
Muchu Mu (Dream Within a Dream)
2015 PoetryA group of poems dealing with dreams and the unconscious.
dreamsunconscious
God's Notebook
2022 PoetryA recent collection exploring intersections of religiosity and everyday life.
religioneveryday life
Doors of Literature, Doors of Poetry
2009 Essay collectionA volume of essays on poetry and literature.
literary criticismpoetics
Minshu Poetry Renaissance: Practical Edition
2021 Criticism / EssaysA collection of criticism and essays on the Minshu (popular) poetry movement and its practice.
poeticspopular poetry movement
Bibliography
- Buki (Weapons) (1998, Henshu Kobo Noah)
- Bāsu (2002, Henshu Kobo Noah)
- Orb no Kawa (2005, Henshu Kobo Noah)
- Emerald Tablet (2010, Miohyō)
- Hanka Shiyui (2013, Henshu Kobo Noah)
- Muchu Mu (2015, Henshu Kobo Noah)
- God's Notebook (2022, Doyobi Bijutsu-sha)
- Doors of Literature, Doors of Poetry (2009, Miohyō)
- Minshu Poetry Renaissance (2015, Doyobi Bijutsu-sha)
- Minshu Poetry Renaissance: Practical Edition (2021, Doyobi Bijutsu-sha)
- Reading Ono Jūzaburō (co-authored, 2008, Shichosha)
- Omi Poets Association 50 Years (ed., 2000, Henshu Kobo Noah)
- Complete Poems of Shin Ohno (ed., 2011, Sunazakiya)
- The Elementary School Teacher Who Fell to Tuberculosis: Poems and Life of Masako Nakamura (ed., 2014, Miohyō)
- Selected Essays of Shin Ohno: Witness of Poetry (ed., 2020, Sunrise Publishing)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Combination of symbolic imagery and direct social themesAttention to rhythm and phoneticsPerspective aligned with the Minshu (popular) poetry movement
- Recurring Motifs
- images of violence and weaponsdreams and the unconsciousreligious and mythic motifs
Legacy
A poet recognized for both practice and criticism in contemporary poetry. Having received national awards from regional poetic circles, he has contributed to reassessing the popular poetry movement through editorial and critical work.
Academic Societies
- Japan Poets Club (association/award)
Trivia
- Born in Shiga Prefecture in 1967.
- Graduate of Ryukoku University.
- Won the 13th Fukuda Masao Prize for his first collection 'Buki'.
- Editor/publisher of the poetry magazine 'Saikosen'.
- Serves as a lecturer at Kyoto University of the Arts.