Eureka Emerging Poet
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1997) award
Song Minho
ソン・ミンホ
Song Minho
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Cardiothoracic surgeon
- Active Years
- 1984-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya University | School of Medicine | — | — | — | Japan |
Nagoya University
School of Medicine
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nakahara Chūya Prize | Brooklyn | — | Nakahara Chūya Prize Committee | Winner |
| 2012 | Ono Jūsaburō Prize | Receiving a Heart and Unwrapping Its Packaging | — | Ono Jūsaburō Prize Committee | Winner |
Nakahara Chūya Prize
1998
Work:
Brooklyn
Organization:
Nakahara Chūya Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Ono Jūsaburō Prize
2012
Work:
Receiving a Heart and Unwrapping Its Packaging
Organization:
Ono Jūsaburō Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Nakahara Chuya Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1998) award
Ono Tozaburo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2012) award
Works
Major Works
Brooklyn
1998 Poetry collectionA debut poetry collection depicting urban landscapes and solitude with delicate imagery.
citylonelinessmovement/travel
Jacobson's Will
1998 Poetry collectionA second collection of poems exploring language and memory.
memorylanguageloss
The Pantomime Tiger
2002 Poetry collectionA third poetry collection notable for its metaphors and vivid imagery.
metaphorthe bodyimagination
Receiving a Heart and Unwrapping Its Packaging
2011 Poetry collectionA mature collection probing inner life and human relationships.
relationshipsinner lifehealing
Bibliography
- Brooklyn (Seidosha, 1998)
- Jacobson's Will (Seidosha, 1998)
- The Pantomime Tiger (Seidosha, 2002)
- Receiving a Heart and Unwrapping Its Packaging (Seidosha, 2011)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Contemporary concise poetic styleLyricism using everyday language
- Recurring Motifs
- urban landscapesthe body and medical motifsloneliness and memory
Legacy
Known both as a poet and an active cardiothoracic surgeon, he has contributed to contemporary poetry with a distinctive perspective on urban life and the body.
Trivia
- He works as a practicing cardiothoracic surgeon alongside his activities as a poet.