Haiku Research Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2005) award
Izumi Tainaka
たいなか いずみ
Tainaka Izumi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-01-01 （Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- Haiku magazine 'Yuu', Haiku magazine 'Muku', Haiku magazine 'Shin', Haiku magazine 'Akikusa'
- Influenced By
- Hiroaki Tanaka
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4th Yuu Haiku Prize | — | — | Haiku magazine 'Yuu' | 受賞 |
| 2005 | 20th Haiku Kenkyu Prize | Hotaru Dōji (50 haiku) | — | Haiku Kenkyu Prize | 受賞 |
| 2018 | 68th Shiga Prefecture Literary Festival Literary Publishing Prize | Haiku collection 'Mizugame' | — | Shiga Prefecture Literary Festival | 受賞 |
| 2019 | 7th Hoshino Tatsuko Prize | Haiku collection 'Mizugame' | — | Hoshino Tatsuko Prize Committee | 受賞 |
4th Yuu Haiku Prize
2004
Organization:
Haiku magazine 'Yuu'
Result:
受賞
20th Haiku Kenkyu Prize
2005
Work:
Hotaru Dōji (50 haiku)
Organization:
Haiku Kenkyu Prize
Result:
受賞
68th Shiga Prefecture Literary Festival Literary Publishing Prize
2018
Work:
Haiku collection 'Mizugame'
Organization:
Shiga Prefecture Literary Festival
Result:
受賞
7th Hoshino Tatsuko Prize
2019
Work:
Haiku collection 'Mizugame'
Organization:
Hoshino Tatsuko Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Hoshino Tatsuko Award - Main Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2019) Hoshino Tatsuko Award
Works
Major Works
Fuyuzumire
2006 haiku collectionA collection of haiku that delicately depicts everyday nature and the seasons.
seasonseveryday naturedetails of daily life
Subako
2012 haiku collectionA series of haiku that capture small scenes of life and fragments of nature.
domestic lifenature depiction
Mizugame
2018 haiku collectionPublished in 2018. A haiku collection that crystallizes her style of valuing particular aspects of everyday nature; it won multiple awards.
particular aspects of naturesense of seasonscenes of daily life
Series Jiku Jikai II Best 100 'Tainaka Izumi'
2020 self-commentary on haikuA selected collection of her own haiku with self-commentary, containing representative poems and notes.
self-commentaryselection of representative haiku
Rokka
2025 haiku collectionPublished in 2025. A recent haiku collection containing new work.
recent worknature
Bibliography
- Haiku collection 'Fuyuzumire'
- Haiku collection 'Subako'
- Haiku collection 'Mizugame'
- Series Jiku Jikai II Best 100 'Tainaka Izumi'
- Haiku collection 'Rokka'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- depiction of everyday natureconcise and lyrical expression
- Recurring Motifs
- particular aspects of natureseasonal nuancedetails of daily life
Legacy
Izumi Tainaka is recognized as a haiku poet who carefully composes poems about particular aspects of everyday nature. She has won multiple haiku prizes, including regional literary festival awards and specialist prizes, and has a recognized place in contemporary haiku circles.
Quotes
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Picking up a single cherry, to the shore
Source: Collected in a haiku collection
Trivia
- Born in Osaka City; resides in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture.
- Studied under Hiroaki Tanaka.
- Joined the haiku magazine 'Yuu' and later participated in several haiku magazines.