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Kentaro Takatsuka

たかつか けんたろう

Takatsuka Kentarō

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1974-01-01 （São Paulo, Brazil）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Kashiwara, Osaka, Japan

Career

Occupations
Poet, Teacher
Affiliations
Japan Modern Poets Association
Memberships
Japan Modern Poets Association
Nominations
Finalist, 18th Nakahara Chūya Prize (Camellia Japonica), Finalist, 20th Nakahara Chūya Prize (Hapon kinukusa), Finalist, 4th Ayukawa Nobuo Prize (2012)

Awards

H-shi Prize
2020
Work: Ryo
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sayonara Nippon

2009 Poetry collection

Early poetry collection dealing with fragments of urban everyday life.

contemporary poetryurban life

Camellia Japonica

2012 Poetry collection

A collection published by Shichosha; includes pieces that were shortlisted for literary prizes.

languagememory

Hapon Kinukusa

2014 Poetry collection

Published by Shichosha; this collection was a finalist for the Nakahara Chūya Prize.

poetic experimentationdeconstruction of language

sound & color

2016 Poetry collection

Published by Shichigatsudo; one poem from this collection was adapted into a choral piece.

soundcolor
Adaptations
  • [Choral (score)] Like a Farewell: For Female Chorus and Piano / 信長貴富 (2022)

Ryo

2019 Poetry collection

The collection that won the 70th H-shi Prize; considered one of the author's notable works.

existencemateriality

About Poetry, One Must Be Silent

2023 Essay collection

An essay collection reflecting on poetry.

poeticssilence

Ge Fu

2024 Poetry collection

The most recent poetry collection (2024).

experimental poetry

Bibliography

  • Sayonara Nippon
  • Camellia Japonica
  • Hapon Kinukusa
  • sound & color
  • Ryo
  • About Poetry, One Must Be Silent
  • Ge Fu

Adaptations

  • Like a Farewell: For Female Chorus and Piano (score, 2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
experimental expressioncondensed language
Recurring Motifs
fragments of everyday lifemovement and residence

Legacy

Recognized in contemporary poetry circles; noted among poets emerging since the 2010s. Recognition increased after winning the H-shi Prize.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Modern Poets Association

Trivia

  • Born in 1974 in São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Resides in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture.
  • In 2011 he edited the 'Shishi Genpyō' column for one year in the magazine Gendai Shi Techo.
  • His 2019 collection 'Ryo' won the 70th H-shi Prize.