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Yohei Sudo

すどう ようへい

Sudō Yōhei

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1977-01-01 (Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture (formerly Shizugawa))
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Poet
活動期間
2000年〜
影響を受けた人物
Shuntaro Tanikawa, Yukio Tsuji

学歴

Waseda Medical Vocational School (now University of Human Arts and Sciences - Acupuncture & Moxibustion School)
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
国: Japan
Graduated from the vocational school that later became part of the University of Human Arts and Sciences

受賞歴

Nakahara Chūya Prize
2007
対象作品: Michinoku Teppōten
主催: Nakahara Chūya Prize
結果: 受賞
Shika Bungakukan Literary Prize
2011
対象作品: Because You Faced the End Barefaced and Fought to Live Until the Very Last
主催: Japan Modern Poetry Museum
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Michinoku Teppōten

2007年 Poetry collection

A privately published early collection exploring Tohoku landscapes, corporeality, and feelings of loss.

Tohoku landscapesphysicalityloss

Because You Faced the End Barefaced and Fought to Live Until the Very Last

2011年 Poetry collection

Award-winning collection dealing candidly with life and death, illness, and relationships with others.

life and deathillness/battle with diseaserelationships

Sticking a Bright Red Umbrella In

2015年 Poetry collection

A mid-career collection showing a mature style, notable for symbolic imagery and corporeal expression.

symbolismthe bodymemory

全著作

  • Michinoku Teppōten
  • Because You Faced the End Barefaced and Fought to Live Until the Very Last
  • Sticking a Bright Red Umbrella In

作風・主題

文体
Contemporary poetry: candid language layered with imagery
頻出モチーフ
death and rebirthphysicalityTohoku landscapes

健康

  • Tourette syndrome (tics)
    小学校4年生頃から
    Has affected his daily life and writing, and is sometimes reflected in themes of his work.

評価・遺産

Considered a notable contemporary poet; awards have brought wider attention and his Tohoku-rooted perspective and emphasis on corporeality are well regarded.

豆知識

  • Born in 1977 in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture.
  • Won the 12th Nakahara Chūya Prize in 2007 for Michinoku Teppōten.
  • Won the 27th Shika Bungakukan Literary Prize in 2011 for Because You Faced the End Barefaced and Fought to Live Until the Very Last; reported as the youngest recipient at age 34.
  • Has experienced Tourette syndrome symptoms since around fourth grade, balancing illness and poetic practice.