Contemporary Poetry Notebook Award
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (2005) award
Junji Tsudzura
つづら じゅんじ
Tsudzura Junji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-01-01 （Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Member of the poetry magazine "Garnet", Member of the poetry magazine "Ikigoto", Publisher of the doujinshi "Hakkei", Member of Yokohama Poets Association, Publisher of PDF poetry magazine "Shii"
- Memberships
- Yokohama Poets Association
- Influenced By
- Tsuneo Aida
- Nominations
- 11th Nakahara Chuya Prize nominee (2006)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Sumidagawa High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Yokohama City University | — | Department of Japanese Literature | Bachelor | — | Japan |
Tokyo Metropolitan Sumidagawa High School
Country:
Japan
Yokohama City University
Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
Bachelor
Country:
Japan
Submitted poems to literary magazines while a student
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Gendai Shi Techou Prize (43rd) | — | — | Gendai Shi Techou | winner |
| 2012 | H Prize (62nd) | Kesha (Chemically Transformed Vehicle) | — | Japan Poets Association (awarding body) | winner |
| 2006 | Nakahara Chuya Prize (11th, nominee) | Sumidagawa | — | Nakahara Chuya Prize Committee | nominated |
Gendai Shi Techou Prize (43rd)
2005
Organization:
Gendai Shi Techou
Result:
winner
H Prize (62nd)
2012
Work:
Kesha (Chemically Transformed Vehicle)
Organization:
Japan Poets Association (awarding body)
Result:
winner
Nakahara Chuya Prize (11th, nominee)
2006
Work:
Sumidagawa
Organization:
Nakahara Chuya Prize Committee
Result:
nominated
Awards & Nominations
H Award
1 appearances
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Edition 62 (2012) award
Works
Major Works
Sumidagawa
2005 Poetry collectionA collection incorporating downtown dialect and fragments of everyday life. Represents the author's creative reawakening.
Shitamachi (downtown life)MemoryEveryday life
Takaku Oyoguya
2007 Poetry collectionLyric poems interwoven with downtown speech, presenting vivid urban imagery.
Sense of placeRhythm of language
Kesha
2011 Poetry collectionPoems set against mechanical and urban imagery. Recipient of the H Prize.
CityMachineryTransformation
Personal Names
2013 Poetry collectionAn experimental collection using personal and proper names as motifs.
NamesIdentity
Kaiju (Monster)
2016 Poetry collection (private edition)Privately published poems dealing with the uncanny and imagination.
The uncannyImagination
Hamburger Studies
2016 Poetry collection (private edition)A humorous short collection that poetically 'cooks' everyday objects.
FoodEveryday lifeHumor
Bibliography
- Sumidagawa (2005, Shichosha)
- Takaku Oyoguya (2007, Shichosha)
- Kesha (2011, Shichosha)
- Personal Names (2013, Shichosha)
- Kaiju (2016, Private edition)
- Hamburger Studies (2016, Private edition)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Colloquial, rhythmic style that boldly incorporates downtown dialectExperimental use of left-aligned (low) layout inspired by Tsuneo Aida
- Recurring Motifs
- Shitamachi (downtown)RiversFactories / machineryPersonal and proper namesFragments of everyday life
Legacy
Known for a distinctive poetry style that uses downtown dialect, Tsudzura has been reevaluated in the Japanese poetry scene since the 2000s. Through awards and running doujin and PDF magazines he has contributed to the local poetry community.
Academic Societies
- Yokohama Poets Association
Trivia
- Began submitting to literary magazines while at university, paused, then resumed writing poetry after age 40.
- Has collaborative works with printmaker Udagawa Shinbun (mentioned in sources).
- Has self-published private editions of poetry collections.