Eureka Emerging Poet
1 appearances
Erika Ono
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Ono Erika
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1984-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- poet
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Nominations
- 28th Nakahara Chuya Prize (candidate)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | College of Arts and Sciences (completed doctoral program) | 博士課程修了 | — | Japan |
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
/ College of Arts and Sciences (completed doctoral program)
Degree:
博士課程修了
Country:
Japan
Research focuses on postwar Japanese literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Eureka (Yuriika) Newcomer | — | — | Eureka (magazine) | selected |
| 2022 | Elsoul Foundation Newcomer Award | — | — | Elsoul Foundation | winner |
| 2023 | H Award | About Erika | — | H Award | winner |
| 2023 | Nakahara Chuya Prize (candidate) | About Erika | — | Nakahara Chuya Prize | nominated |
Eureka (Yuriika) Newcomer
2010
Organization:
Eureka (magazine)
Result:
selected
Elsoul Foundation Newcomer Award
2022
Organization:
Elsoul Foundation
Result:
winner
H Award
2023
Work:
About Erika
Organization:
H Award
Result:
winner
Nakahara Chuya Prize (candidate)
2023
Work:
About Erika
Organization:
Nakahara Chuya Prize
Result:
nominated
Awards & Nominations
H Award
1 appearances
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Edition 73 (2023) award
Works
Major Works
There Is No God in the Toilet
2018 Poetry collection (self-published)A short collection of poems capturing small everyday scenes and folds of language. Published privately.
everyday lifelanguageidentity
About Erika
2022 Poetry collectionA long-form poetry collection that crosses personal history and imagination. Winner of the 73rd H Award.
autobiographical elementsmemoryrelations with others
Goldfish Cannot Live in Carbonated Water
2020 Song collection (self-published)A collection of short songs and poems, published privately.
metaphorlifestrangeness of the everyday
Bibliography
- There Is No God in the Toilet (2018, self-published)
- Goldfish Cannot Live in Carbonated Water (2020, self-published)
- About Erika (2022, Sayusha)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary poetic expressionexperimental use of languagejuxtaposition of private narration and fragmentary images
- Recurring Motifs
- watereveryday scenesfemininityfragments of memory
Legacy
Recognized as a 21st-century emerging poet who moved from self-published works to commercial recognition. Winner of the H Award for 'About Erika', regarded as a notable new voice in contemporary poetry.
Trivia
- Poet born in Tokyo.
- Completed doctoral coursework at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo.
- Published self-published poetry collections before commercial publication by Sayusha.