Art Encouragement Newcomer Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 58 (2008) award
Emiko Saito
さいとう えみこ
Saitō Emiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1960 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- poet
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Nominations
- 8th Nakahara Chūya Prize nominee (Midzu), 11th Nakahara Chūya Prize nominee (The Last Chair)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Sacred Heart | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
University of the Sacred Heart
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Suruga Baika Literary Prize | The Last Chair | — | Suruga Baika Prize Committee | winner |
| 2008 | Art Festival/Art Encouragement Prize (New Artists) | Radio and the Back | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan) | winner |
| 2008 | Chikyu Prize | Radio and the Back | — | Chikyu Prize Committee | winner |
| 2017 | Takami Jun Prize | Kūkan Fūkei | — | Takami Jun Prize Committee | winner |
| 2023 | Shiika Bungakukan Prize (Poetry Museum Prize) | Yukizuka | — | Museum of Modern Japanese Poetry | winner |
Suruga Baika Literary Prize
2006
Work:
The Last Chair
Organization:
Suruga Baika Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Art Festival/Art Encouragement Prize (New Artists)
2008
Work:
Radio and the Back
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
Result:
winner
Chikyu Prize
2008
Work:
Radio and the Back
Organization:
Chikyu Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Takami Jun Prize
2017
Work:
Kūkan Fūkei
Organization:
Takami Jun Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Shiika Bungakukan Prize (Poetry Museum Prize)
2023
Work:
Yukizuka
Organization:
Museum of Modern Japanese Poetry
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Takami Jun Award
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (2017) award
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2023) award
Works
Major Works
Heretic
1993 poetry collectionAn early poetry collection showcasing the author's emerging poetic voice.
faithself
Mung Bean
2002 poetry collection (private edition)A privately published poetry collection that was shortlisted for the Nakahara Chūya Prize.
memoryeveryday life
The Last Chair
2005 poetry collectionA poetry collection inspired by the author's work in a nursing home, portraying elderly people and caregiving settings.
agingcaregivingmemory
Radio and the Back
2007 poetry collectionContains poems based on interviews about the wartime experiences of the author's parents and grandfather. Adapted into a radio drama.
warfamilymemory
Adaptations
- [radio drama] Radio and the Back (2008)
Focal Point
2012 poetry collectionA mid-career poetry collection that was shortlisted for the Ayukawa Nobuo Prize.
lighttime
Vacant Landscapes
2016 poetry collectionA collection centered on landscapes and stillness; winner of the Takami Jun Prize.
landscapesolitude
Yukizuka
2022 poetry collectionA recent poetry collection that won the Shiika Bungakukan Prize.
snowmemory
Bibliography
- Heretic (Shichosha) 1993
- Mung Bean (private edition) 2002
- The Last Chair (Shichosha) 2005
- Radio and the Back (Shichosha) 2007
- Focal Point (Shichosha) 2012
- Vacant Landscapes (Shichosha) 2016
- Yukizuka (Shichosha) 2022
Adaptations
- 'Radio and the Back' - Adapted as a radio drama on NHK-FM's FM Theater (2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary poetrylyricalpoetry of memory
- Recurring Motifs
- memorywar experiencefamilyaginglandscape
Legacy
A highly regarded contemporary Japanese female poet. Recipient of multiple literary prizes for works addressing aging, family, and wartime memory.
In Popular Culture
- Her work was adapted for radio drama and broadcast on NHK-FM's FM Theater.
Trivia
- Her experience working in a nursing home informed the collection 'The Last Chair'.
- A work based on her family's wartime experiences was adapted into a radio drama.