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Taro Someno

そめの たろう

Someno Tarou

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1977-10-21 （Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Saitama Prefecture, Japan → Fukuoka City, Japan → Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Career

Occupations
tanka poet, teacher
Active Years
1995-
Affiliations
Mahiruno poetry society (Mahiruno-kai), Literary circles 'Gaishutsu' and 'Suika'

Education

International Christian University
College of Liberal Arts
Degree: 学士
Country: Japan
Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters
Second Faculty of Letters
Country: Japan
Entered to obtain teacher certification

Awards

Japan Tanka Poets Club Newcomer Award
2012
Work: That Day's Sea
Organization: Japan Tanka Poets Club
Result: 受賞
Fukuoka City Literary Award
2018
Work: Mermaid
Organization: Fukuoka City
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

That Day's Sea

2011 tanka

First collection of tanka poems, weaving delicate verses on everyday life, family, and fragments of memory.

familymemoryeveryday life

Mermaid

2016 tanka

Second collection focusing on figurative imagery and inner emotions; recipient of the Fukuoka City Literary Award.

inner lifemetaphornature

First Love

2023 tanka

A recent collection with tanka exploring love, youth, and return to the past.

loveyouthreminiscence

Bibliography

  • That Day's Sea (2011)
  • Mermaid (2016)
  • First Love (2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
calm narrative voiceobservational and delicate expression
Recurring Motifs
seafamilymemoryfirst love

Legacy

Considered one of the contemporary tanka poets of his generation; built recognition in the tanka community through publications and awards.

Trivia

  • Served as a selector for NHK Tanka in 2015.
  • Worked as a Japanese language teacher at Gyosei Private Junior and Senior High School (later resigned).