Tanka Research Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (1980) award
Akira Nakayama
なかやま あきら
Nakayama Akira
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-03-18 （Meguro, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Meguro, Tokyo → Saitama Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, high school teacher
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Influenced By
- Toru Maeda
- Influenced
- Hiroshi Homura, New-wave tanka poets of the 1990s
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Komazawa University Senior High School | — | — | — | 1973-1977 | Japan |
| Komazawa University, Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | 1977-1981 | Japan |
Komazawa University Senior High School
Period:
1973-1977
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
Japan
High school graduation
Komazawa University, Faculty of Letters
Period:
1977-1981
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Faculty of Letters
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Award (23rd) | Ento | — | Tanka Kenkyu | winner |
Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Award (23rd)
1980
Work:
Ento
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ento
1980 tanka (poetry)A tanka collection published in Tanka Kenkyu; the work that won the newcomer award.
religious imageryintrospection
Neko 1-2-3-4
1984 tanka anthologyFirst poetry anthology blending classical Japanese diction with light, rhythmic tanka.
catseveryday lifelightness
Ai no Aisatsu
1989 tanka anthologySecond anthology incorporating subcultural elements into tanka.
lovesubculture
Last Train
1996 tanka anthology (online)An online tanka collection published in 1996; marks a turning point after which the author stepped back from composing.
travelfarewellnostalgia
Bibliography
- Ento (published in Tanka Kenkyu), September 1980
- Neko 1-2-3-4 (First anthology), November 1984
- Ai no Aisatsu (Second anthology), March 1989
- Last Train (Third anthology — online), 1996
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modern tanka grounded in classical dictionlight-verse sensibility
- Recurring Motifs
- catstrainsnuances of everyday lifesubcultural elements
Legacy
Recognized as an early adopter of light-verse techniques within classical-style tanka and for introducing subcultural themes; influenced the new-wave tanka movement of the 1990s. Stepped back from composing after 1996.
Archives
- National Diet Library (NDL) holdings
- VIAF identifier available
Trivia
- Worked as a world history teacher at the private Marunaka Bunan High School in Saitama Prefecture.
- Was one of the founding members of the tanka magazine "Kaban."
- Was friends with poet Jiro Kato and their shogi game records were published in the magazine.