Contemporary Poetry Notebook Award
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1988) award
Ryoko Sekiguchi
せきぐち りょうこ
Sekiguchi Ryōko
Aliases:
ナツヨウコ
Pen Names:
Natsu Yoko（Used as a pen name for some works）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1970-12-21 （Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, French
- Residence History
- Paris, France (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, art historian, translator
- Active Years
- 1989-
- Affiliations
- Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (lecturer)
- Influenced By
- Yoko Tawada, Gōzō Yoshimasu
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | 〜1993 | Japan |
| Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo | — | Comparative Literature and Culture | 修士 | 1994-1996 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
Period:
〜1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
Japan
Published a poetry collection while enrolled
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
Comparative Literature and Culture
Degree:
修士
Period:
1994-1996
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program in Comparative Literature and Culture
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Gendai Shi Techo Prize | — | — | Gendai Shi Techo (literary magazine) | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) | — | — | Government of France | 受章 |
| 2022 | France-Lebanon Literary Prize (Jury Special Prize) | Beirut 961 (French edition) | — | France-Lebanon Literary Prize | 受賞 |
Gendai Shi Techo Prize
1989
Organization:
Gendai Shi Techo (literary magazine)
Result:
受賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier)
2012
Organization:
Government of France
Result:
受章
France-Lebanon Literary Prize (Jury Special Prize)
2022
Work:
Beirut 961 (French edition)
Organization:
France-Lebanon Literary Prize
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cassiopeia Peka
1993 Poetry collection 80 pagesA poetry collection published while at Waseda University; experimental poems characterized by language play and fragmentary imagery.
languagecitymemory
Translations
- Translated into French
On the Eve of Catastrophe: Experiencing 3/11 in Paris
2020 Essay / Non-fiction 160 pagesAn essay collection considering the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake from the perspective of a Paris resident, depicting the disaster through cultural and quotidian observations.
disastertransnationalitymemory
Beirut 961 Hours (and the 321 Dishes That Accompanied It)
2022 Travel / Essay 240 pagesA record of a stay in Beirut and essays about food; interweaves time spent locally with culinary memories.
foodmemoryMiddle East
Translations
- French edition available
Bibliography
- Cassiopeia Peka (1993)
- (com)position (1996)
- Diapositive Luminescente (2000)
- Tropical Conservatory (2004)
- On the Eve of Catastrophe (2020)
- Beirut 961 Hours (2022)
Translations by Author
- French translations of works by Yoko Tawada, etc.
- Co-translations of Gōzō Yoshimasu into French
Translations of Works
- Beirut 961 Hours — French edition
- Selections of her poetry have been translated into French
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental poetic formscross-linguistic expressionblend of personal observation and cultural commentary in essays
- Recurring Motifs
- memorytravel/movementurban fragmentsfood
Legacy
Recognized as a poet, translator, and art historian working across Japanese and French contexts. She has received international recognition, including France's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Trivia
- Has published under the pen name 'Natsu Yoko'
- Received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) from the French government in 2012