Kadokawa Tanka Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (1985) nominee
Hiroyuki Ogihara
おぎはら ひろゆき
Ogihara Hiroyuki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962-08-24 （Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, copywriter, critic, event organizer
- Active Years
- 1981-
- Influenced By
- Kunio Tsukamoto
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichi Prefectural University | Faculty of Foreign Studies, Part-time Division | Department of French | — | — | Japan |
Aichi Prefectural University
Faculty of Foreign Studies, Part-time Division
/ Department of French
Year of Graduation:
1987
Country:
Japan
Graduated March 1987
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Tanka Kenkyu New Poet Award | Seinen Reika (Youth Requiem) | — | Tanka Kenkyu (journal) | winner |
| 2006 | Nagoya City Arts Encouragement Award | — | — | City of Nagoya | winner |
| 2020 | Chunichi Tanka Grand Prize | Lyrical Android | — | Chunichi Shimbun | winner |
| 1985 | Kadokawa Tanka Prize (finalist) | Enten ni Kensu (50 tanka) | — | Kadokawa Shoten | finalist |
Tanka Kenkyu New Poet Award
1987
Work:
Seinen Reika (Youth Requiem)
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu (journal)
Result:
winner
Nagoya City Arts Encouragement Award
2006
Organization:
City of Nagoya
Result:
winner
Chunichi Tanka Grand Prize
2020
Work:
Lyrical Android
Organization:
Chunichi Shimbun
Result:
winner
Kadokawa Tanka Prize (finalist)
1985
Work:
Enten ni Kensu (50 tanka)
Organization:
Kadokawa Shoten
Result:
finalist
Awards & Nominations
Tanka Research Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1987) award
Works
Major Works
Seinen Reika — Adolescence Spirits
1988 tankaDebut collection combining avant-garde elements with youthful sensibilities in tanka.
avant-gardeyouthself-expression
Declaration of the Cabbage Faction
1990 tankaSecond collection presenting tanka with a modern linguistic sensibility.
urbanitydeconstruction of everyday language
Arumajiron
1992 tankaA collection aiming at experimental expression.
linguistic experimentationnovel metaphors
End-of-Century-kun!
1994 tankaWorks carrying end-of-century sensibilities and humor.
sense of erahumor
Digital Biscuit (includes Eien Seiten-sho)
2001 tankaCollection including poems influenced by web activity and technological sensibilities.
internettechnologydigital expression
Lyrical Android
2020 tankaSixth collection weaving digital-age sensibilities; recipient of the Chunichi Tanka Grand Prize.
digital agehuman and machine
A Daily Life Slightly Shorter Than Eternity
2022 tankaRecent collection capturing the poetic details of everyday life.
everyday lifesense of time
Bibliography
- Seinen Reika — Adolescence Spirits (1988)
- Declaration of the Cabbage Faction (1990)
- Arumajiron (1992)
- End-of-Century-kun! (1994)
- Digital Biscuit (2001)
- Lyrical Android (2020)
- A Daily Life Slightly Shorter Than Eternity (2022)
- Co-authored: Intro to Tanka and Haiku Simultaneously (1997)
- Co-authored: For Those Studying Modern Tanka (1998)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- avant-garde tankacolloquial tankasurreal metaphorssymbolic tanka (use of unpronounceable symbols)internet-originated expression
- Recurring Motifs
- urban lifedigital vs. bodydeconstruction and reconstruction of languagefragments of time and everyday life
Legacy
A student of Kunio Tsukamoto and a leading figure of the tanka New Wave. Noted for internet-based activities, event organization, and nurturing younger poets; regarded as an important figure in contemporary tanka.
Academic Societies
- Chubu Tanka Association
In Popular Culture
- Appeared on TV as the 'denno (cyber) tanka poet' and active on the web
Trivia
- Known as a self-described 'cyber tanka poet' who actively used the internet.
- Credited as an organizer behind making the Heiwaen Chinese restaurant in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya a 'sacred place' for tanka.
- Operated the website 'DIGITAL BISCUIT' and a diary site 'ogihara.com'.