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Nobuko Sakai

さかい のぶこ

Sakai Nobuko

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1956-01-01 （Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
poet, reciter
Active Years
1984-
Influenced By
Misuzu Kaneko, Kenji Miyazawa

Awards

Shi to Shisō Newcomer Award
1984
Work: Nobuko
Organization: Shi to Shisō
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nobuko

1984 Poetry collection

Debut poetry collection containing early works.

inner lifevoice and recitation

Three Minutes to Midnight

1986 Poetry collection

A collection exploring temporality and fragments of everyday life.

timeeveryday life

From Hamakawasaki

2012 Poetry collection

A later collection reflecting emotions and perspectives after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

memoryrecovery

Bibliography

  • Nobuko
  • Three Minutes to Midnight
  • Tō Kenbunroku
  • Imanonna
  • Festival Songs
  • Thoughts on Azumino
  • Journey to a Trembling Sound
  • Studies on Classical Chinese Poetry
  • Linked to Living
  • Kitaura-san's Pothos
  • Ariake War Chronicles: On the Eight-Faced Great Demon King
  • From Hamakawasaki

Style & Themes

Literary Style
oral, suited for recitationlyrical and observational descriptions
Recurring Motifs
naturehometown (Matsumoto/Azumino)voice and recitation

Legacy

As a Japanese woman poet active since the 1980s, she has communicated the appeal of poetry through live recitation. She has published multiple collections and is known for works touching on region and disaster.

Archives

  • National Diet Library (holds works)

Trivia

  • Won the Shi to Shisō Newcomer Award in 1984 and published the debut collection 'Nobuko'.
  • Since 1986 she has performed poetry-reading live shows nationwide together with Kikuo Tagawa.
  • Many of her poetry collections were published by Saurin Shobō (publisher name rendered from 漉林書房).