Contemporary Tanka Poets Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1969) award
Shigeki Ono
おの しげき
Ono Shigeki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-12-15 （Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 1970-05-07 age 33
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, editor
- Active Years
- 1955-1970
- Influenced By
- Yūgure Maeda, Susumu Kagawa, Ryuichi Ishimoto
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tsukuba Junior & Senior High School (formerly affiliated with Tokyo University of Education) | — | — | — | 〜1955 | Japan |
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | — | 入学〜1963年中退 | Japan |
University of Tsukuba Junior & Senior High School (formerly affiliated with Tokyo University of Education)
Period:
〜1955
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
Japan
Graduated in 1955
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Period:
入学〜1963年中退
Country:
Japan
Dropped out in 1963; member of Waseda University Tanka Society
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Modern Tanka Association Prize (13th) | Sheep Clouds Scattered | — | Modern Tanka Association | 受賞 |
Modern Tanka Association Prize (13th)
1969
Work:
Sheep Clouds Scattered
Organization:
Modern Tanka Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sheep Clouds Scattered
1968 tanka collectionDebut tanka collection notable for fresh sōmon (love) poems; themes include love and memories of childhood.
lovechildhoodmemory
Golden Memories
1971 posthumous tanka collectionPosthumous collection of tanka; contains works carrying shadows of death and loss.
deathlossmemory
Collected Tanka of Shigeki Ono (Gendai Kajin Bunko No.21)
1982 collected tanka / selected worksA collected edition compiling previously published works, including representative poems and posthumous pieces.
lovedeathmemory
Bibliography
- Sheep Clouds Scattered — Shigeki Ono Tanka Collection (Hakugyoku Shobō, 1968)
- Golden Memories (Hakugyoku Shobō, 1971)
- Collected Tanka of Shigeki Ono (Gendai Kajin Bunko No.21, Kokubunsha, 1982)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fresh sōmon (love-poem) expressionsoft sensory descriptionslyrical and delicate voice
- Recurring Motifs
- first love / summerchildhood evacuationdeath and lossmemory
Health
-
malnutrition (during wartime evacuation)幼少期（9歳頃）Often cited as an experience that cast a shadow of death over his poetry.
Legacy
Despite a short life, his tanka are valued for fresh love-poems and a lyrical quality tinged with the shadow of death. Posthumous publications and collected editions have ensured his place in modern tanka studies and criticism.
Quotes
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Of that summer, countless and yet show but a single expression
Source: Sheep Clouds Scattered (1968) -
To the grass-plot where shadows of grass are cast — death will soon make everything one
Source: Golden Memories (1971)
Trivia
- Died in a taxi accident in 1970 at age 33.
- Was evacuated as a child to Nagano Prefecture and suffered malnutrition.
- Worked as an editor at Kadokawa and Kawade Shobo Shinsha.
- Personal life attracted attention for romances, marriage, divorce and remarriage.