Contemporary Poetry Notebook Award
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2014) award
Kei Okamoto
おかもと けい
Okamoto Kei
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1983-01-01 （Sendai, Miyagi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Sendai, Miyagi (birthplace) → Washington, D.C. (residence) → Kyoto Prefecture (residence) → Tokyo (resident as of 2022)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 2010-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | — | — | — | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gendai Shitecho Prize (52nd) | — | — | Gendai Shitecho | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Nakahara Chuya Prize (20th) | Graffiti | — | Nakahara Chuya Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2015 | H Prize (65th) | Graffiti | — | H Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Hagiwara Sakutaro Prize (25th) | Scenic Notes | — | Hagiwara Sakutaro Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Gendai Shitecho Prize (52nd)
2014
Organization:
Gendai Shitecho
Result:
受賞
Nakahara Chuya Prize (20th)
2015
Work:
Graffiti
Organization:
Nakahara Chuya Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
H Prize (65th)
2015
Work:
Graffiti
Organization:
H Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Hagiwara Sakutaro Prize (25th)
2017
Work:
Scenic Notes
Organization:
Hagiwara Sakutaro Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Nakahara Chuya Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2015) award
H Award
1 appearances
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Edition 65 (2015) award
Hagiwara Sakutaro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2017) award
Works
Major Works
Graffiti
2014 Poetry collectionFirst poetry collection gathering poems that use urban scenes and memory as motifs, depicting quotidian landscapes and impressions.
urban lifememorylandscape
Scenic Notes
2017 Poetry collectionSecond poetry collection exploring the relationship between perception and place; received critical acclaim.
sceneryobservationexistence
Zawameki no Naka Warai Korogeyo
2020 Poetry collectionA 2020 collection including experimental pieces attentive to sound and the movement of language.
languagesoundthe body
Bibliography
- Graffiti
- Scenic Notes
- Zawameki no Naka Warai Korogeyo
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, image-driven contemporary poetryexperimental attention to sound and resonance
- Recurring Motifs
- landscapethe citymemorysonority of language
Legacy
Considered one of the notable young poets since the 2010s; has won several major poetry awards and established a reputation in contemporary Japanese poetry.
Trivia
- Began writing poetry at age 27.
- Lived in Washington, D.C. due to his wife's academic posting.
- Graduated from the University of Tokyo.