Tanaka Hiroaki Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2014) award
Sakae Sarumaru
さかえ さるまる
Sakae Sarumaru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-03-05 （Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kita-ku, Tokyo (birthplace)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Influenced By
- Minoru Ozawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokugakuin University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Philosophy | — | — | Japan |
Kokugakuin University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Philosophy
Country:
Japan
Encountered haiku while at university through revival of 'Kokudai Haiku' but left the group after a short time
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4th Sawa Newcomer Prize | — | — | Sawa (haiku magazine) | 受賞 |
| 2008 | 54th Kadokawa Haiku Prize (nominee) | Tohokunaru | — | Kadokawa Haiku Prize | 候補 |
| 2010 | 6th Sawa Special Work Prize | — | — | Sawa (haiku magazine) | 受賞 |
| 2014 | 5th Tanaka Hiroaki Prize | Tenmetsu | — | Tanaka Hiroaki Prize Committee | 受賞 |
4th Sawa Newcomer Prize
2004
Organization:
Sawa (haiku magazine)
Result:
受賞
54th Kadokawa Haiku Prize (nominee)
2008
Work:
Tohokunaru
Organization:
Kadokawa Haiku Prize
Result:
候補
6th Sawa Special Work Prize
2010
Organization:
Sawa (haiku magazine)
Result:
受賞
5th Tanaka Hiroaki Prize
2014
Work:
Tenmetsu
Organization:
Tanaka Hiroaki Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tenmetsu
2013 haiku collectionFirst haiku collection. Contains many poems taking contemporary everyday scenes as material. Notable lines include "Vinyl umbrella, vinyl lost, spring beach."
contemporary lifeeveryday scenesseasonal feeling
Choshinsen 21 (co-authored)
2010 anthology (co-authored)Contributed to a multi-author anthology.
collaborative works
Saido Hatano Sowha (co-authored)
2012 criticism / co-authoredCo-authored work including contributions to a project re-reading another poet's work.
criticismre-reading
Bibliography
- Choshinsen 21 (co-authored, 2010, Ushorin)
- Saido Hatano Sowha (co-authored, 2012, Ushorin)
- Haiku Collection Tenmetsu (2013, Furansudo)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise haiku style that reflects contemporary everyday lifetendency toward experimental collaborative works and web publication
- Recurring Motifs
- everyday objects (vinyl umbrellas, cereal, etc.)seasonal changeurban landscapes
Legacy
Known for haiku that incorporate contemporary everyday material; noted for collaborative works with peers and activity through web literary magazines. Winner for the collection 'Tenmetsu', he is a notable figure in early 21st-century haiku circles.
Quotes
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Vinyl umbrella — the vinyl gone, on the spring beach
Source: Haiku collection 'Tenmetsu' (2013) -
Shake the box — cereal pours out; such cold
Source: Haiku collection 'Tenmetsu' (2013)
Trivia
- Encountered haiku in university but left the activity temporarily; returned to haiku in 2000
- Co-founded the web haiku magazine 'haiku＆me'
- Participated in the haiku unit SST, producing collaborative experimental works