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第22回（2016年） award
Soichi Chigusa
ちぐさ そういち
Chigusa Souichi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1988 （Nagoya, Aichi, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, Arabic (used for translation/research)
- 居住地歴
- Nagoya, Aichi, Japan (birthplace) → Japan (residence) → Jordan (residence) → Lebanon (residence)
経歴
- 職業
- tanka poet, poet, writer, translator
- 活動期間
- 2005年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Faculty of Foreign Studies | Arabic Department | — | 2009–2012 | Japan |
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Faculty of Foreign Studies
/ Arabic Department
期間:
2009–2012
卒業年:
2012
国:
Japan
Participated in founding tanka circle and doujin activities while enrolled
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | To (Tanka) Newcomer Prize | Sequence "keep right" | — | To (tanka society/magazine) | winner |
| 2015 | Kadan Prize (runner-up) | Sequence "The Night Before" | — | Kadan (literary magazine) | runner-up |
| 2016 | Japan Tanka Poets' Club Newcomer Award | — | — | Japan Tanka Poets' Club | winner |
| 2016 | Japan One-Line Poetry Grand Prize Newcomer Award | — | — | Japan One-Line Poetry Grand Prize | winner |
| 2021 | Eureka (Yurīika) Newcomer Selection | — | — | Eureka (magazine) | selected |
| 2022 | Included in Chikuma Bunko (honor) | Sakyuuritsu (Chikuma Bunko edition) | — | Chikumashobo / Chikuma Bunko | honor |
To (Tanka) Newcomer Prize
2013
対象作品:
Sequence "keep right"
主催:
To (tanka society/magazine)
結果:
winner
Kadan Prize (runner-up)
2015
対象作品:
Sequence "The Night Before"
主催:
Kadan (literary magazine)
結果:
runner-up
Japan Tanka Poets' Club Newcomer Award
2016
主催:
Japan Tanka Poets' Club
結果:
winner
Japan One-Line Poetry Grand Prize Newcomer Award
2016
主催:
Japan One-Line Poetry Grand Prize
結果:
winner
Eureka (Yurīika) Newcomer Selection
2021
主催:
Eureka (magazine)
結果:
selected
Included in Chikuma Bunko (honor)
2022
対象作品:
Sakyuuritsu (Chikuma Bunko edition)
主催:
Chikumashobo / Chikuma Bunko
結果:
honor
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Sakyuuritsu
2015年 tanka collectionDebut tanka collection featuring colloquial tanka that incorporate Middle Eastern landscapes and conversational voice.
Middle Eastsand dunesconversationmemory
Senya Hiki-baku
2020年 tanka collectionSecond tanka collection containing sequences and descriptive pieces, with many poems themed around night and dreams.
nightdreamstravellandscape description
Igi
2022年 poetry collectionA poetry collection emphasizing rhythm and fragmentary images in contemporary verse.
languagefragmentsthe body
Ayatori
2025年 tanka collectionRecent tanka collection including both previously published pieces and new works.
inheritancehand movementschains of words
全著作
- Sakyuuritsu (Seijisha, 2015)
- Senya Hiki-baku (Seijisha, 2020)
- Sakyuuritsu (Chikuma Bunko, 2022)
- Igi (Seijisha, 2022)
- Ayatori (Tanka Kenkyusha, 2025)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Conversational tanka employing dialogic voiceDescriptive expressions incorporating Middle Eastern culture and landscapesFragmentary, rhythmic poetic language
- 頻出モチーフ
- Middle East (dunes, cities, travel)night and dreamsconversation and colloquial expression
評価・遺産
A young tanka poet and poet who has introduced new perspectives to contemporary tanka and poetry through Middle Eastern experience and colloquial expression. Recognized by inclusion in Chikuma Bunko and other acknowledgments.
豆知識
- Operates an X (formerly Twitter) account @chigusasoichi.
- Began composing tanka around 2005.
- Graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Arabic Department (2012).
- Has lived in the Middle East (Jordan, Lebanon).
- Debut collection Sakyuuritsu was included in Chikuma Bunko.