Tōta Gendai Haiku Newcomer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2018) award
Natsuhazuki
なつはづき
Natsuhazuki
Pen Names:
Natsuhazuki（Pen name used for haiku publications and collections）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1968-06-22 （Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Shizuoka Prefecture (birthplace) → Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 2008-
- Affiliations
- Aoyama Haiku Factory 05, Iyaka (Ka?), Tensei (Aspell), Haiku New Space, Hage-no-Ki Newsletter, Ren no Kai, Shuka Kukai (representative), Modern Haiku Association (training director, instructor), Kanagawa Modern Haiku Association (secretary, planning director)
- Memberships
- Modern Haiku Association, Kanagawa Modern Haiku Association
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Gendai Haiku New Face Award | Karada (30 haiku) | — | Modern Haiku Association | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Settsu Yukihiko Memorial Prize | — | — | Settsu Yukihiko Memorial Prize Committee | 準賞（準受賞） |
| 2021 | Modern Haiku Association Award | Pittari no Hako (haiku collection) | — | Modern Haiku Association | 最終候補（ノミネート） |
| 2022 | Settsu Yukihiko Memorial Prize | — | — | Settsu Yukihiko Memorial Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Modern Haiku Association Annual Works Award | Fusen (30 haiku) | — | Modern Haiku Association | 最終候補（ノミネート） |
| 2025 | Modern Haiku Association Annual Works Award | Shuka (30 haiku) | — | Modern Haiku Association | 受賞 |
Gendai Haiku New Face Award
2018
Work:
Karada (30 haiku)
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
受賞
Settsu Yukihiko Memorial Prize
2019
Organization:
Settsu Yukihiko Memorial Prize Committee
Result:
準賞（準受賞）
Modern Haiku Association Award
2021
Work:
Pittari no Hako (haiku collection)
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
最終候補（ノミネート）
Settsu Yukihiko Memorial Prize
2022
Organization:
Settsu Yukihiko Memorial Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Modern Haiku Association Annual Works Award
2023
Work:
Fusen (30 haiku)
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
最終候補（ノミネート）
Modern Haiku Association Annual Works Award
2025
Work:
Shuka (30 haiku)
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pittari no Hako
2020 haiku collectionFirst haiku collection. Contains about 30 poems that delicately capture everyday details, motherhood, and seasonal sensibilities.
daily lifemotherhoodseasonsmemory
Mermaid Time
2025 haiku collectionSecond collection, expanding the poet's lyrical world with a new group of works.
transformationseamemory
Bibliography
- Pittari no Hako (Saku Publishing, 2020)
- Shuka (private edition)
- Mermaid Time (Saku Publishing, 2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, symbolic styleuses contemporary haiku diction for vivid depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- mother figurescats and small animalsfruit (e.g. wild strawberry)small objects like boxes and sticky notes
Legacy
Active since 2008, the poet has accumulated awards and nominations centered around the Modern Haiku Association. Published collections with Saku Publishing and drew attention by achieving the highest score in NHK Haiku broadcast history, making her a noted figure among contemporary haiku poets.
Academic Societies
- Modern Haiku Association
- Kanagawa Modern Haiku Association
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library
In Popular Culture
- Achieved the program's highest-ever score on NHK Haiku (2024)
Quotes
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Wild strawberries — a day I cannot look my mother straight in the eye.
Source: NHK Haiku (broadcast) (2024)
Trivia
- Began composing haiku in 2008.
- First collection 'Pittari no Hako' published by Saku Publishing in 2020.
- Scored the program's highest-ever score (8 points) on NHK Haiku.
- Has VIAF and National Diet Library identifiers.
- Official website exists (not registered in Wikidata)