Tanaka Hiroaki Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2017) award
Ozu Yakei
おづ やけい
Ozu Yakei
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1973-01-01 （Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kushiro, Hokkaido (birthplace) → Resident in France
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Influenced By
- Yasutaka Tsutsui, Kobo Abe, Søren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, Takayama Reona
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doshisha University | Department of Philosophy | Philosophy | — | — | Japan |
Doshisha University
Department of Philosophy
/ Philosophy
Country:
Japan
Studied philosophy; went to France on exchange/study-abroad in 2000.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Settsu Yukihiko Memorial Prize (Honorable Mention) | De-Abarayaki (title transliteration) | — | Settsu Yukihiko Memorial Prize Committee | honorable mention |
| 2017 | Tanaka Hiroaki Award | Flowers・Kung-Fu | — | Tanaka Hiroaki Award Committee | winner |
Settsu Yukihiko Memorial Prize (Honorable Mention)
2013
Work:
De-Abarayaki (title transliteration)
Organization:
Settsu Yukihiko Memorial Prize Committee
Result:
honorable mention
Tanaka Hiroaki Award
2017
Work:
Flowers・Kung-Fu
Organization:
Tanaka Hiroaki Award Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Flowers・Kung-Fu
2016 haiku collectionA haiku collection that also includes some tanka, kanshi (Chinese-style poems), and works combining prose and haiku. Noted for attention to sound, rhythm, and synesthetic expression.
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Flowers and Night Thieves
2022 haiku collectionA 2022 haiku collection collecting works following Flowers・Kung-Fu. Continues to be praised for vivid imagery and keen sense of sound.
nightflowerssound
Reading on the Day of the Seagull: Living with Kanshi
2018 essays / kanshi commentaryAn essay collection themed around living with kanshi (Chinese-style poetry), including reflections on kanshi and related commentary.
kanshireadingpoetics
The Day I Become a Tako-Bune: A Kanshi Notebook
2020 essays / poetic writingsA notebook-style essay collection about kanshi, exploring intersections between kanshi and Japanese poetic forms.
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Bibliography
- Flowers・Kung-Fu
- Reading on the Day of the Seagull: Living with Kanshi
- The Day I Become a Tako-Bune: A Kanshi Notebook
- Flowers and Night Thieves
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- keen attention to sound and prosodysynesthetic and metaphorical expressionmixing haiku with prose and kanshi
- Recurring Motifs
- soundflowersnightsynesthetic imagery
Legacy
Recognized in contemporary haiku for a strong sense of sound and synesthetic imagery. His self-taught, distinctive style has been praised since the publication of his collections.
Quotes
-
atatakana taburara sanari ame no furu (warm taburara falls, rain falls)
Source: Haiku collection 'Flowers・Kung-Fu' (2016) -
propeller no purun purun to hana no yoi (the propeller's plump plump, an evening of flowers)
Source: Haiku collection 'Flowers・Kung-Fu' (2016)
Trivia
- Was once mistaken for a drug dealer in a windmill village (footnote source).
- Became interested in haiku after picking up Takayama Reona's collection because of its cover design.