Kadokawa Tanka Award
2 appearances
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Edition 61 (2015) runner-up
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Edition 62 (2016) award
Sadatsuna Sasaki
ささき さだつな
Sasaki Sadatsuna
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1986-05-19 （Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Setagaya, Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, literary critic, essayist, bookseller
- Active Years
- 2017-
- Affiliations
- Kokoro no Hana
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seijo University | Graduate School of Literature | Department of Japanese Literature | 修士 | — | Japan |
Seijo University
Graduate School of Literature
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's course in Japanese literature at the Graduate School of Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kadokawa Tanka Prize | Uo wa Tsukue o Nurasu (Fish Wet the Desk) | — | Kadokawa | Winner |
| 2020 | Modern Tanka Poets Association Award | Tanka Collection: Eating the Moon | — | Modern Tanka Poets Association | Winner |
Kadokawa Tanka Prize
2017
Work:
Uo wa Tsukue o Nurasu (Fish Wet the Desk)
Organization:
Kadokawa
Result:
Winner
Modern Tanka Poets Association Award
2020
Work:
Tanka Collection: Eating the Moon
Organization:
Modern Tanka Poets Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Tanka Poets Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 64 (2020) award
Works
Major Works
Uo wa Tsukue o Nurasu (Fish Wet the Desk)
2017 tankaA set of tanka pieces published while he worked as a bookseller; won the Kadokawa Tanka Prize. Noted for linking everyday scenes to inner life with sharpness.
everyday lifeworkloneliness
Tanka Collection: Eating the Moon
2019 tankaA 2019 tanka collection that attracted attention for its poetic language rooted in personal and family memory and contexts of precarious work; recipient of the Modern Tanka Poets Association Award.
familymoonprecarious employment
Bibliography
- Uo wa Tsukue o Nurasu (Fish Wet the Desk)
- Tanka Collection: Eating the Moon
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary tankaconcise, everyday dictionlinking personal memory with social themes
- Recurring Motifs
- moonfamilywork / labor
Legacy
An emerging figure in contemporary tanka, noted for award-winning collections and contributions to criticism and reviews in media. Also recognized for belonging to a family lineage of poets.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Poets Association
Trivia
- Comes from the Sasaki family of poets; great-grandfather: Sasaki Nobutsuna; grandfather: Sasaki Harutsuna; father: Sasaki Yukitsuna.
- Debuted / won the Kadokawa Tanka Prize in 2017 with "Uo wa Tsukue o Nurasu".
- Maintains an X (formerly Twitter) account @darekautaeyo (listed on external links).