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第13回(2003年) award
Satoko Kawano
かわの さとこ
Kawano Satoko
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1959-05-27 (Taketa, Oita Prefecture, Japan)
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Taketa, Oita Prefecture (birthplace) → Yamagata City, Japan → California, USA
経歴
- 職業
- tanka poet, critic, adjunct lecturer, editorial committee member, judge (tanka selection)
- 活動期間
- 1990年〜
- 所属
- Karin (Tanka circle 'Karin'), Editorial committee, Karin (tanka journal), Rissho University (adjunct lecturer), The Open University of Japan (adjunct lecturer)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Akiko Baba
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Women's University Junior College | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Chiba University Graduate School, Faculty of Letters | Graduate School of Letters | — | 修士 | — | Japan |
| The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | — | — | — | Japan |
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kawano Aiko Prize | Taiyo no Tsubo (The Sun's Vessel) | — | Kawano Aiko Prize Committee | winner |
| 2009 | Kuzuhara Taeko Prize | The Weight of Fantasy: Taeko Kuzuhara's Postwar Tanka | — | Kuzuhara Taeko Prize Committee | winner |
| 2010 | Wakayama Bokusui Prize | The Path of the King | — | Wakayama Bokusui Prize Committee | winner |
| 2018 | Ono City Poetry and Tanka Literature Prize | Glass Island | — | Ono City Poetry and Tanka Literature Prize Committee | winner |
| 2019 | Tanka Kenkyu (Tanka Research) Prize | Series 'Place to be' | — | Tanka Kenkyu Prize Committee | winner |
| 2019 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | Kantai (Hospitality) | — | The Yomiuri Shimbun | winner |
| 2024 | Maekawa Samio Prize | Water Lily | — | Maekawa Samio Prize Committee | winner |
受賞・候補エディション
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第6回(2010年) award
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第15回(2010年) award
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第10回(2018年) award
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第71回(2019年) award
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第55回(2019年) award
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第54回(2020年) nominee
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第58回(2024年) nominee
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第22回(2024年) award
作品
代表作
King of May (tanka collection)
1990年 Tanka collection (poetry)Early tanka collection focusing on nature, seasons and details of everyday life.
Days of the Blue Whale (tanka collection)
1997年 Tanka collection (poetry)Mid-career collection characterized by metaphorical imagery and deep introspection.
The Sun's Vessel (tanka collection)
2002年 Tanka collection (poetry)Collection notable for symbolic imagery around light and the body.
The Path of the King (tanka collection)
2010年 Tanka collection (poetry)A mature collection that examines relationships between society and the individual.
Glass Island (tanka collection)
2017年 Tanka collection (poetry)Collection addressing themes of transparency and isolation.
Kantai (Hospitality) (tanka collection)
2019年 Tanka collection (poetry)Explores human interaction and the poetics of social spaces. Winner of the Yomiuri Literature Prize.
Water Lily
2023年 Tanka collection (poetry)Recent collection; winner of the Maekawa Samio Prize.
The Weight of Fantasy: Taeko Kuzuhara's Postwar Tanka
2009年 Tanka criticism / literary criticismCritical study of Taeko Kuzuhara's postwar tanka. Winner of the Kuzuhara Taeko Prize.
全著作
- King of May (1990)
- Days of the Blue Whale (1997)
- The Sun's Vessel (2002)
- To Be an Unknown Word (2002)
- The Weight of Fantasy (2009)
- The Path of the King (2010)
- Seventy Years of Solitude: Questions from Postwar Tanka (2015)
- Glass Island (2017)
- Kantai (2019)
- Skylight Travel: Tanka Diary 2020 (2021)
- Water Lily (2023)
- What Is Tanka?: A Dialogue Collection (2025)
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical yet measured voice within contemporary tanka formsuse of symbolic imagerylanguage grounded in close observation of particulars
- 頻出モチーフ
- naturewatermemorysolitudefamily/relational spaces
評価・遺産
Recognized as an important contemporary tanka poet, Kawano has influence both as a poet and critic. She has won multiple major literary awards and contributed to scholarship and interpretation through criticism and editorial work.
豆知識
- Her original family name is Takahashi.
- Served as an editorial committee member of the tanka journal 'Karin'.
- Has served as a selector for NHK Tanka.