Japan Poets Club Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2009) award
Keiko Saito
さいとう けいこ
Saito Keiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950-02-20 （Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet, essayist
- Active Years
- 2004-
- Affiliations
- Japan Writers' Association, Japan Modern Poets' Association, Japan Poets Club, Okayama Prefectural Poets Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okayama University | Faculty of Law and Literature | Department of History | — | — | Japan |
Okayama University
Faculty of Law and Literature
/ Department of History
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bansui Prize (50th) | Mutsuki to Nanohana | — | Bansui Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Japan Poets Club Newcomer Prize (19th) | Mutsuki to Nanohana | — | Japan Poets Club | 受賞 |
| — | Okayama City Cultural Encouragement Award | — | — | Okayama City | 受賞 |
| — | Okayama Arts and Culture Award Grand Prix | — | — | Okayama Arts and Culture Award Committee | 受賞 |
Bansui Prize (50th)
2009
Work:
Mutsuki to Nanohana
Organization:
Bansui Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Japan Poets Club Newcomer Prize (19th)
2009
Work:
Mutsuki to Nanohana
Organization:
Japan Poets Club
Result:
受賞
Okayama City Cultural Encouragement Award
Organization:
Okayama City
Result:
受賞
Okayama Arts and Culture Award Grand Prix
Organization:
Okayama Arts and Culture Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jukan
2004 poetry collectionA poetry collection containing poems that explore nature and memory.
naturememory
Yuku
2006 poetry collectionA collection reflecting on dusk and fragments of everyday life with lyricism.
duskeveryday lifesolitude
Mutsuki to Nanohana
2008 poetry collectionOne of the author's notable collections, depicting everyday life and loss in quiet, lyrical language.
losseveryday lifenature
Umi to Yomatsuri
2011 poetry collectionA work containing poems themed around the sea and night festivals.
seanightfestivals
Yoru o Tataku Hito
2015 poetry collectionA poetry collection that probes the human inner world using night as a motif.
nightinterioritymemory
Okabi o Muna-uchi ni Shizume
2020 poetry collectionA recent collection showing the maturity of the poet's craft.
maturitymemorynature
Kutsumi Fusako: Leaving Only a Voice
2020 biographyA biographical study tracing the life of activist Fusako Kutsumi.
biographysocial activismhistory
Keiko Saito: Collected Poems
2021 poetry collectionA collected volume of representative poems compiled in the Modern Poetry Library series.
overviewpoetry
Bibliography
- Jukan (2004)
- Yuku (2006)
- Mutsuki to Nanohana (2008)
- Umi to Yomatsuri (2011)
- Yoru o Tataku Hito (2015)
- Okabi o Muna-uchi ni Shizume (2020)
- Kutsumi Fusako: Leaving Only a Voice (biography, 2020)
- Keiko Saito: Collected Poems (Modern Poetry Library, 2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalquiet dictionsymbolic imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- nightseanaturememory
Legacy
A poet and essayist based in Okayama, valued for quiet, lyrical poetry and contributions to regional culture. Recipient of awards such as the Bansui Prize and recognized within contemporary Japanese poetry.
Academic Societies
- Japan Writers' Association
- Japan Modern Poets' Association
- Japan Poets Club
Trivia
- Born in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture.
- Member of poetry magazines 'Kahen' and 'Durukamara'.
- Won the 50th Bansui Prize and the 19th Japan Poets Club Newcomer Prize for the collection 'Mutsuki to Nanohana'.