Eureka Emerging Poet
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2011) award
Sayaka Osaki
おおさき さやか
Osaki Sayaka
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1982-08-13 （Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Children's book author
- Active Years
- 2011-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of Literary Arts | 学士（文学） | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literary Arts
Degree:
学士（文学）
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Nakahara Chūya Prize | Cannot Point | — | Yamaguchi City (Nakahara Chūya Prize selection committee) | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Eureka Newcomer (Yurīka annual best contributor) | — | — | Eureka editorial board | 選出 |
Nakahara Chūya Prize
2014
Work:
Cannot Point
Organization:
Yamaguchi City (Nakahara Chūya Prize selection committee)
Result:
受賞
Eureka Newcomer (Yurīka annual best contributor)
2011
Organization:
Eureka editorial board
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Nakahara Chuya Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2014) award
Works
Major Works
Ground
2010 Poetry collection (self-published)An early self-published poetry collection featuring short poems that描e intimate landscapes and bodily sensations.
landscapethe bodyeveryday life
Cannot Point
2013 Poetry collectionSecond poetry collection exploring themes of unreachability of language and the breakdown of pointing, examining relations between people and places.
languagedistanceplace
Topography and Weather
2016 Poetry collection (co-authored)A collaborative work with several poets that weaves language around topography and weather.
naturecollectivity
New Habitat
2018 Poetry collectionA mid-length collection themed on dwelling and habitat, reconsidering living spaces poetically.
dwellingbelongingmemory
Dancing Freedom
2021 Poetry collectionA recent collection gathering fragmentary poems about the body and freedom.
freedomthe bodymovement
A Leaf's Search for a Home
2016 Picture bookA children's picture book illustrated by Yū Kitajima, depicting a small creature's search for a home.
childrenhabitatnature
Sea's Good Things, Treasures
2020 Picture bookA picture book from Fukuinkan Shoten that gently chronicles seaside scenes and treasures.
seatreasuresensitivity
Bibliography
- Ground (2010, self-published)
- Cannot Point (2013, Anaguma-sha)
- Topography and Weather (2016, Sayusha, co-authored)
- New Habitat (2018, Seidosha)
- Dancing Freedom (2021, Sayusha)
- A Leaf's Search for a Home (2016, Fukuinkan Shoten)
- Sea's Good Things, Treasures (2020, Fukuinkan Shoten)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- delicate, observational languagefragmentary expressions with ellipsis
- Recurring Motifs
- landscapethe bodyhabitat
Legacy
Recognized as one of the contemporary Japanese poets of note. Gained attention after winning the Nakahara Chūya Prize and reaches a broad readership through poetry collections and picture books.
Trivia
- Graduate of Waseda University, Faculty of Letters.
- Co-hosted reading events with classmate, playwright Yudai Kanzato (Kanzato Yūdai).
- Winner of the 19th Nakahara Chūya Prize (2014).