Tanka Research Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 53 (2010) award
Satoko Yamazaki
やまざき さとこ
Yamazaki Satoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1982-03-30 （Ishibashi, Shimotsuga District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan (now Shimotsuke City)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet
- Active Years
- 2002-
- Affiliations
- Mirai (tanka society), pool (tanka doujinshi)
- Influenced By
- Shion Mizuhara, Takako Hidaka
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I | Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I | Department of Integrated Humanities, Literature specialization | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I
Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I
/ Department of Integrated Humanities, Literature specialization
Country:
Japan
Began composing tanka inspired by a class by Shion Mizuhara and joined the Waseda Tanka Society. Received guidance from Takako Hidaka for her graduation project.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 53rd Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Prize | "Shi to houratsu na kimi no me to" (30 tanka) | — | Tanka Kenkyu (Tanka Research) editorial | 受賞 |
| 2014 | 14th Gendai Tanka Newcomer Prize | Tanka collection 'Te no hira no Hanabi' (The Fireworks in My Palm) | — | Gendai Tanka (contemporary tanka) editorial | 受賞 |
| 2022 | 3rd Kunio Tsukamoto Prize | Tanka collection 'Aoi Shita' (Blue Tongue) | — | Tsukamoto Kunio Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
53rd Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Prize
2010
Work:
"Shi to houratsu na kimi no me to" (30 tanka)
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu (Tanka Research) editorial
Result:
受賞
14th Gendai Tanka Newcomer Prize
2014
Work:
Tanka collection 'Te no hira no Hanabi' (The Fireworks in My Palm)
Organization:
Gendai Tanka (contemporary tanka) editorial
Result:
受賞
3rd Kunio Tsukamoto Prize
2022
Work:
Tanka collection 'Aoi Shita' (Blue Tongue)
Organization:
Tsukamoto Kunio Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Tanka Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2013) award
Works
Major Works
Te no hira no Hanabi
2013 tankaFirst tanka collection. A set of tanka weaving everyday details with bodily sensations.
everyday lifedeath and lifethe body
Aoi Shita
2021 tankaSecond tanka collection. Uses metaphors and fragmentary images to portray sharp sensory impressions.
sensory perceptionmetaphorfragmentation
Bibliography
- Te no hira no Hanabi (Tanka collection, Tanka Kenkyu-sha, 2013)
- Aoi Shita (Tanka collection, Shoshi Kankanbo, 2021)
- Contributions and included works in anthologies (e.g., 'Sakura Zensen Kaika Sengen')
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, lyrical expressiondelicate depictions based on bodily sensations
- Recurring Motifs
- the bodyboundaries between death and lifefragments of everyday life
Legacy
Recognized as a prominent 21st-century female tanka poet; winner of multiple newcomer prizes and active as a selection committee member, contributing influence to the contemporary tanka scene.
Academic Societies
- Waseda University Tanka Society
Archives
- Held in the collections of the National Diet Library of Japan
Trivia
- Won the 53rd Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Prize in 2010.
- Won the 14th Gendai Tanka Newcomer Prize in 2014 for her first collection 'Te no hira no Hanabi'.
- Won the 3rd Tsukamoto Kunio Prize in 2022 for her second collection 'Aoi Shita'.
- Has served as a judge/selector for NHK Tanka and as a selection committee member for the Sasai Hiroyuki Prize.