Takami Jun Award
1回登壇
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第22回（1992年） award
Mikirou Sasaki
ささき みきろう
Sasaki Mikirou
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1947-10-20 （Tenri, Nara Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Tenri, Nara Prefecture, Japan → Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, Japan → Residence on a cliff (exact address private)
経歴
- 職業
- poet, writer, screenwriter, editor, adjunct lecturer
- 活動期間
- 1970年〜
- 所属
- Tokyo University of the Arts (Adjunct Lecturer), VOICE SPACE (founder), Himalaya Bunko (co-founder)
- 所属団体
- Chūya Nakahara Prize — Selection Committee Member, Suntory Regional Culture Prize — Selection Committee Member
- 影響を受けた人物
- Chūya Nakahara, Hideo Kobayashi
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujiidera Municipal Fujiidera Elementary School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Osaka Municipal Hannan Junior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Osaka Prefectural Otemae High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Doshisha University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Philosophy | — | 在学（中退） | Japan |
Fujiidera Municipal Fujiidera Elementary School
国:
Japan
Osaka Municipal Hannan Junior High School
国:
Japan
Osaka Prefectural Otemae High School
卒業年:
1967
国:
Japan
Graduated 1967
Doshisha University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Philosophy
期間:
在学（中退）
国:
Japan
Dropped out
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Suntory Academic Award | Chūya Nakahara (critical study) | 評論 | Suntory Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Prague International Television Festival — Special Award | TV script 'OROCHI' | 特別賞 | Prague International Television Festival | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Takami Jun Prize | Poetry collection 'Hachimitsu Tori' (Honey Gathering) | 詩 | Takami Jun Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Essay/travelogue 'Asia Sea Route — The Sea Is a City' | 随筆・紀行 | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize | Poetry collection 'Tomorrow' | 詩 | Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Ooka Shin Prize | Poetry collection 'Running on the Mirror' | 詩 | Ooka Shin Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Suntory Academic Award
1988
対象作品:
Chūya Nakahara (critical study)
部門:
評論
主催:
Suntory Foundation
結果:
受賞
Prague International Television Festival — Special Award
1990
対象作品:
TV script 'OROCHI'
部門:
特別賞
主催:
Prague International Television Festival
結果:
受賞
Takami Jun Prize
1992
対象作品:
Poetry collection 'Hachimitsu Tori' (Honey Gathering)
部門:
詩
主催:
Takami Jun Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
2003
対象作品:
Essay/travelogue 'Asia Sea Route — The Sea Is a City'
部門:
随筆・紀行
主催:
Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize
2012
対象作品:
Poetry collection 'Tomorrow'
部門:
詩
主催:
Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Ooka Shin Prize
2020
対象作品:
Poetry collection 'Running on the Mirror'
部門:
詩
主催:
Ooka Shin Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Shisha no Muchi (The Whip of the Dead)
1970年 Poetry collectionDebut poetry collection published in 1970; it includes poems mourning Hiroaki Yamazaki (a casualty of the Haneda struggle) and marked his literary debut.
mourningdeathreflection on political eventsloss of youth
Chūya Nakahara (Critical study)
1988年 Critical study / essaysA critical study about Chūya Nakahara's poetry and life, including editorial and scholarly analysis; it received the Suntory Academic Award.
Chūya Nakahara studiespoeticsmodern Japanese literature
Hachimitsu Tori (Honey Gathering)
1991年 Poetry collectionA poetry collection published in 1991 containing poems that gaze at everyday life and nature; it won the Takami Jun Prize.
natureeveryday lifememory
Asia Sea Route — The Sea Is a City
2002年 Essays / TravelogueA travel essay exploring Asian cities and the intersections of city, sea, and culture; it received the Yomiuri Literary Prize (essay/travel category).
urban studiescomparative culturethe sea
Tomorrow
2011年 Poetry collectionPoetry collection published in 2011, regarded as an important recent work; it won the Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize.
hopelosstime
Running on the Mirror
2019年 Poetry collectionA poetry collection published in 2019 that highlights the intersection of poetry and music; it was a recipient of the inaugural Ooka Shin Prize.
musicself and othermemory
映像化・舞台化
- [choral / vocal music] Arrangement for women's choir (selected pieces) / 信長貴富 (composer) (2017)
全著作
- Shisha no Muchi (The Whip of the Dead)
- Suichu Kasai
- The Hundred Years' War
- Demented Flute
- Collected Poems of Mikirou Sasaki
- All Sound Is Light
- Life of the Wind
- Hachimitsu Tori (Honey Gathering)
- From the Sand
- Until the Elegy Is Born
- Asia Sea Route — The Sea Is a City
- Tomorrow
- Running on the Mirror
- I Lose to Cats
- Chūya Nakahara (critical study)
翻案
- Film 'Nemure Mitsu' (dir. Toshiya Iwasa; screenplay by Mikirou Sasaki; Cinema-Nessans production, 1976)
- Chamber opera 'Kiyohime' (libretto: Mikirou Sasaki; composer: Akira Nishimura; premiere 2012)
- Opera 'Shion Monogatari' (libretto: Mikirou Sasaki; premiered 2019 at the New National Theatre, Tokyo)
作品の翻訳
- Demented Flute: Selected Poems 1967-1986 (translated into English)
- Sky Navigation Homeward: New and Selected Poems (English translation; The Dedalus Press, 2019)
作風・主題
- 文体
- modern poetrylyricalcollaborative expression with sound and music
- 頻出モチーフ
- deathjourneycitiescatssound / music
評価・遺産
Known as a leading scholar of Chūya Nakahara and for his collaborations between poetry and music, as well as promoting Japanese literature in Asia. He is regarded as one of the few poets able to sustain a career solely through poetry and has received multiple domestic and international awards.
記念館・博物館
- Maebashi Literature Museum (exhibition on Mikirou Sasaki) Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
資料所蔵先
- Materials held at the Maebashi Literature Museum
大衆文化への影響
- Writes and updates the web magazine 'Cats and the Poet'
- Poems are used in choral and operatic works, demonstrating connections with the music world
豆知識
- Maintains and writes for the web magazine 'Cats and the Poet'.
- Traveled frequently in the Himalayan region and co-founded the 'Himalaya Bunko' (1991–1995).
- Dropped out of Doshisha University's Department of Philosophy.
- Served as poet-in-residence at Oakland University (Michigan) in 1984.
- Was an adjunct lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts (2003–2008).
- Has been involved in collaborations between poetry and music, including libretti for choral and operatic works.
- Co-recipient of the inaugural Ooka Shin Prize (2020).