Wakayama Bokusui Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2014) award
Tatsuharu Oomatsu
おおまつ たつはる
Oomatsu Tatsuharu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-12-30 （Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo (birthplace) → Kichijoji Higashimachi (moved) → Nakano-ku (moved)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, editor, English teacher
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- Tanka magazine 'Cosmos', Quarterly doujinshi 'COCOON' (editor/publisher), Modern Tanka Poets Association (board member)
- Memberships
- Modern Tanka Poets Association
- Influenced By
- Kōsaku Okumura, Machi Tawara
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia University | Faculty of Foreign Studies | Department of English | 学士 | 1990–1995 | Japan |
| University of Wisconsin–Madison (exchange) | — | — | — | 1993 (exchange) | United States |
Sophia University
Faculty of Foreign Studies
/ Department of English
Degree:
学士
Period:
1990–1995
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
Japan
Joined tanka circle 'Cosmos' while at university. 1993 exchange year at University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison (exchange)
Period:
1993 (exchange)
Country:
United States
One-year exchange study
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Kiri no Hana Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Cosmos Prize | — | — | Tanka magazine 'Cosmos' | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Cosmos Criticism Prize | — | — | Tanka magazine 'Cosmos' | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Wakayama Bokusui Prize | Yurikago no Uta (Cradle Songs) | — | Wakayama Bokusui Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Kiri no Hana Prize
1994
Result:
受賞
Cosmos Prize
2003
Organization:
Tanka magazine 'Cosmos'
Result:
受賞
Cosmos Criticism Prize
2006
Organization:
Tanka magazine 'Cosmos'
Result:
受賞
Wakayama Bokusui Prize
2014
Work:
Yurikago no Uta (Cradle Songs)
Organization:
Wakayama Bokusui Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Chōkū Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 59 (2025) nominee
Works
Major Works
Fricative
2000 tanka collectionEarly collection focusing on the craft of language and observations of daily life.
daily lifelanguage
School Night
2005 tanka collectionContains many poems drawing on life as a teacher and school scenes.
school lifeteacher's perspective
Asterisk
2009 tanka collectionMid-career collection featuring wordplay and understated humor.
humordetails of daily life
Yurikago no Uta (Cradle Songs)
2014 tanka collectionIncludes poems about childcare from a father's perspective, dubbed an 'ikumen' collection; awarded the 19th Wakayama Bokusui Prize.
childcarefatherhoodeveryday life
Words of Grapes
2017 tanka collectionCollection weaving the texture of language with scenes of everyday life.
languagedaily life
Banjirou
2024 tanka collectionRecent collection continuing his style of piercing observations of contemporary life.
contemporary lifeobservation
Bibliography
- Fricative (2000)
- School Night (2005)
- Asterisk (2009)
- Yurikago no Uta (2014)
- Words of Grapes (2017)
- Banjirou (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- everyday-toned humor (tadagoto-style)piercing depictions drawn from everyday detailsstyle that emphasizes the play and texture of language
- Recurring Motifs
- childcare/fatherhoodschool and teacher lifesmall moments of daily life
Legacy
Known for poems that pierce contemporary society through the details of everyday life, he is a prominent modern tanka poet. He is active as an editor and selector and has been highly regarded, notably receiving the Wakayama Bokusui Prize.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Poets Association
Trivia
- His father, Kiichi Oomatsu, was a researcher of the Kanda Josui waterway.
- A devoted fan of the Chiba Lotte Marines baseball team.
- Worked as an English teacher at Kaijo Junior & Senior High School.