Tōta Gendai Haiku Newcomer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2006) award
Ami Tanaka
たなか あみ
Tanaka Ami
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1970-10-08 （Meguro, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, literary scholar, part-time university lecturer
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- Modern Haiku Association (Gendai Haiku Association), International Haiku Exchange Association, Japan Writers' Association, Kaitei (haiku circle/member), Unabara (haiku circle/member)
- Memberships
- Modern Haiku Association, International Haiku Exchange Association, Japan Writers' Association
- Influenced By
- Tota Kaneko, Paul Celan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
| The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology | Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology | — | — | — | Japan |
Meiji University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate degree (year not specified)
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
Country:
Japan
Completed graduate studies (year not specified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kaitei Newcomer Prize | — | — | Kaitei (haiku group) | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Gendai Haiku Newcomer Award | — | — | Modern Haiku Association | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Kaitei Prize | — | — | Kaitei (haiku group) | 受賞 |
Kaitei Newcomer Prize
2001
Organization:
Kaitei (haiku group)
Result:
受賞
Gendai Haiku Newcomer Award
2006
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
受賞
Kaitei Prize
2012
Organization:
Kaitei (haiku group)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
101 Contemporary Haiku Poets (co-authored)
2004 criticism / edited volumeA co-authored volume introducing contemporary haiku poets.
haiku theoryprofiles of contemporary haiku poets
Shinsen 21 (Selection Haijin, co-edited)
2010 edited anthologyContributed as co-editor/participant to an anthology in which 100 of her haiku were included.
haiku selectionmodern haiku
Now, Tota Is (co-authored)
2016 criticism / co-authoredA co-authored work including essays on Tota Kaneko.
haiku criticismstudies on Tota Kaneko
Bibliography
- 101 Contemporary Haiku Poets (co-authored, 2004, Shinshokan)
- Shinsen 21 (co-authored, 2010, Uburyurins?)
- Now, Tota Is (co-authored, 2016, Iwanami Shoten)
Translations by Author
- S. A. Handelman, 'The Hermeneutics of Salvation' (co-translated with Masato Goda, 2005, Hosei University Press)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- distinct poetic sensibility distancing from traditional kachou-fuei (nature-bird mockery) themesrestrained and precise languageintellectual context influenced by modern German poetry studies
- Recurring Motifs
- fragments of everyday lifevariations on seasonal feelingsilence and introspection
Legacy
Recognized as an emerging contemporary haiku poet, she is noted for bringing perspectives from modern German poetry studies into haiku while having studied under Tota Kaneko. Her critical and reviewing work in newspapers and specialized journals has contributed to her standing in the haiku community.
Academic Societies
- Modern Haiku Association
- International Haiku Exchange Association
- Japan Writers' Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds related materials; NDL identifier available)
Trivia
- Has VIAF and National Diet Library identifiers.
- Born in Meguro, Tokyo.