Kadokawa Tanka Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 25 (1979) award
Sumi Konno
こんの すみ
Konno Sumi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1952-05-10 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan → Yokohama, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, tanka editor
- Active Years
- 1976-
- Affiliations
- Ritomu tanka circle (editor), Judge, Imperial New Year Poetry Reading (Utakai Hajime), Judge, Kanagawa Kadan
- Influenced By
- Akiko Baba
- Influenced
- Shinichiro Hagiwara
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama City University | Faculty of Humanities and Sciences | — | — | 1972-1976 | Japan |
Yokohama City University
Faculty of Humanities and Sciences
Period:
1972-1976
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
Japan
Estimated years of attendance
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Kadokawa Tanka Prize | Gogo no Shō (50 tanka) | — | Kadokawa Shoten | winner |
| 1989 | Gendai Tanka Women's Award | Seikimatsu no Momo (Peaches at the End of the Century) | — | Gendai Tanka Association | winner |
| 2005 | Kuzuhara Taeko Prize | Ryuteki (Dragon Flute) | — | Kuzuhara Taeko Prize Committee | winner |
| 2010 | Japan KAJIN Club Prize | Kaerimizu | — | Japan Kajin Club | winner |
Kadokawa Tanka Prize
1979
Work:
Gogo no Shō (50 tanka)
Organization:
Kadokawa Shoten
Result:
winner
Gendai Tanka Women's Award
1989
Work:
Seikimatsu no Momo (Peaches at the End of the Century)
Organization:
Gendai Tanka Association
Result:
winner
Kuzuhara Taeko Prize
2005
Work:
Ryuteki (Dragon Flute)
Organization:
Kuzuhara Taeko Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Japan KAJIN Club Prize
2010
Work:
Kaerimizu
Organization:
Japan Kajin Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Kuzuhara Taeko Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 1 (2005) award
Japan Tanka Poets Club Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 37 (2010) award
Works
Major Works
Hanabana
1981 tankaA collection of tanka interweaving youthful emotions and observations of nature.
natureloveseasons
Seikimatsu no Momo (Peaches at the End of the Century)
1988 tankaA collection notable for blending social context with personal memories.
memorysocietynature
Ryuteki
2004 tankaA mature collection that fuses classical elements with contemporary sensibilities.
traditionsoundhistory
Kaerimizu
2009 tankaAn introspective collection marking her later-period style.
introspectiontimenature
Bibliography
- Hanabana: Sumi Konno Collected Tanka
- Hoshigari: Sumi Konno Collected Tanka
- Seikimatsu no Momo
- Wakanaki
- Torihiko
- Ichibiko
- Meji-ka
- Sumi Konno Collected Tanka
- Ryuteki
- Kaerimizu
- Yukiusen
- Utagatami
- Sakura no Yue
- 100 Words of Tanka
- Mori Ogai — A Master Who Cherished Tanka All His Life
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, lyrical tankafusion of classical and contemporary elements
- Recurring Motifs
- naturechanging seasonsfamily and everyday scenes
Legacy
A leading female figure in contemporary tanka, she has contributed as an editor and mentor to emerging poets and held influential public roles such as a judge for the Imperial New Year poetry reading.
Academic Societies
- Japan Kajin Club
Archives
- National Diet Library of Japan
Trivia
- Her husband is tanka poet Akiyuki Saegusa (三枝昂之).
- Appointed a judge for the Imperial New Year poetry reading (Utakai Hajime) in 2015.
- Served as an editor for the Ritomu tanka circle.