Contemporary Poetry Notebook Award
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (2009) award
Hisataka Shiratori
しらとり ひさたか
Shiratori Hisataka
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1987-01-01 （Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Influenced By
- Shuji Terayama
- Nominations
- 18th Nakahara Chuya Prize (candidate), 63rd H Award (candidate), 25th Nakahara Chuya Prize (candidate, 2020)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musashino University | Faculty of Literature | Japanese Language and Literature | — | — | Japan |
Musashino University
Faculty of Literature
/ Japanese Language and Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Gendai Shitecho Prize | — | — | Gendai Shitecho (magazine) | winner |
Gendai Shitecho Prize
2009
Organization:
Gendai Shitecho (magazine)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
More Beautiful Than the Sunny Sky
2012 Poetry collectionDebut poetry collection that depicts everyday details, urban landscapes, and memories with delicate imagery.
citymemoryeveryday life
Constellations of Imagination
2019 Poetry collectionSecond collection of image-rich poems attempting to weave a universe of imagination through consecutive language.
imaginationnatureexistence
Skylight
2019 Song collection / LyricsA privately published song collection presenting poetic language in forms close to songs.
songvoicedaily life
Bibliography
- More Beautiful Than the Sunny Sky (Shichosha, 2012)
- Constellations of Imagination (Shoshi Shigosen, 2019)
- Skylight (private edition, 2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Image-centered lyrical styleUse of language rhythm and fragments
- Recurring Motifs
- starsurban landscapesmemory and fragments
Legacy
Recognized as an emerging poet in 21st-century Japanese poetry. Awarded the Gendai Shitecho Prize and noted for a delicate, image-oriented style.
Trivia
- He formed a rock band in second year of junior high and began writing lyrics, which led him to an interest in words.
- During university he distributed a doujinshi titled 'clearstory' with classmate Takashi Yabe.
- After publishing his 2012 poetry collection he won the 47th Gendai Shitecho Prize.