Contemporary Tanka Criticism Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1987) award
Aki Tanioka
たにおか あき
Tanioka Aki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-11-19 （Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture (birthplace) → Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Tanka poet, Screenwriter, Literary critic
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Kokoro no Hana (literary circle), Kanagawa Tanka Review (selector)
- Influenced By
- Sasaski Yukitsuna, Komatsu Hiroi (Komatsu Hiroai), Hayashi Tsuguo
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters | First Faculty of Letters | Department of Philosophy | — | 中退（在学年不詳） | Japan |
| Kochi Gakugei High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
First Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Philosophy
Period:
中退（在学年不詳）
Country:
Japan
Engaged in theatrical activities while enrolled; later withdrew
Kochi Gakugei High School
Country:
Japan
Received Japanese language instruction from poets during high school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Gendai Tanka Criticism Prize | Problems Left by 'Light Verse' | — | Contemporary Tanka organizations | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Modern Poets' Association Prize | Tanka Collection 'Rinkai' (Criticality) | — | Modern Tanka Poets Association | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Maekawa Samio Prize | Tanka Collection 'Yamichi' (Black Market) | — | Maekawa Samio Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Shuji Terayama Tanka Prize | Tanka Collection 'Yamichi' (Black Market) | — | Shuji Terayama Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Japan K a jin Club Criticism Prize | Poetry Criticism 'The Topology of Words' | — | Japan K a jin Club | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Sato Sataro Tanka Prize | Poetry Criticism 'The Topology of Words' | — | Sato Sataro Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Wakayama Bokusui Prize | 'Hidoi Doshaburi' (Terrible Downpour) | — | Wakayama Bokusui Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Gendai Tanka Criticism Prize
1987
Work:
Problems Left by 'Light Verse'
Organization:
Contemporary Tanka organizations
Result:
受賞
Modern Poets' Association Prize
1994
Work:
Tanka Collection 'Rinkai' (Criticality)
Organization:
Modern Tanka Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Maekawa Samio Prize
2007
Work:
Tanka Collection 'Yamichi' (Black Market)
Organization:
Maekawa Samio Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Shuji Terayama Tanka Prize
2007
Work:
Tanka Collection 'Yamichi' (Black Market)
Organization:
Shuji Terayama Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Japan K a jin Club Criticism Prize
2019
Work:
Poetry Criticism 'The Topology of Words'
Organization:
Japan K a jin Club
Result:
受賞
Sato Sataro Tanka Prize
2019
Work:
Poetry Criticism 'The Topology of Words'
Organization:
Sato Sataro Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Wakayama Bokusui Prize
2020
Work:
'Hidoi Doshaburi' (Terrible Downpour)
Organization:
Wakayama Bokusui Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Tanka Poets Association Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 38 (1994) award
Terayama Shuji Tanka Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 12 (2007) award
Maekawa Samio Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 5 (2007) award
Japan Tanka Poets Club Criticism Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 17 (2019) award
Wakayama Bokusui Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 25 (2020) award
Works
Major Works
Rinkai (Criticality)
1993 TankaAn early representative tanka collection containing reflective and critical elements.
selfurbanitycriticality
Dramatic Tanka Theory
1993 Poetry criticismA collection of criticism discussing tanka from a theatrical perspective.
theatreformlinguistics
Yamichi (Black Market)
2006 TankaA tanka collection depicting social and urban darkness. Won multiple awards in 2007.
urban darknesscommercememory
The Topology of Words
2018 Poetry criticismA study of the relationship between poetry and language. Received a criticism prize in 2019.
philologypoetics
Hidoi Doshaburi (Terrible Downpour)
2020 TankaA recent collection marked by strong imagery and lyricism; recipient of the Wakayama Bokusui Prize.
rainnaturelyricism
Bibliography
- Rinkai (Ganshokan, 1993)
- Dramatic Tanka Theory (MuraShorin, 1993)
- Sasaski Yukitsuna: Person and Works (Nagarami Shobo, 1996)
- Hong Kong: City of Rain (Hokutousha, 1997)
- Asia Bazaar (Tanka collection) (Ganshokan, 1999)
- Song Journey (Kochi Shimbun publication, 2000)
- Rinkai / Asia Bazaar (Ganshokan, 2003)
- Yamichi (Ganshokan, 2006)
- Collected Works of Aki Tanioka (MuraShorin, Selection Poets, 2007)
- Morning of the Birdman (Shicho-sha, 2008)
- Fado of the Wind (Tanka Kenkyusha, 2014)
- The Topology of Words (Kadokawa, 2018)
- Aki Tanioka Tanka Collection (Gendai Tanka Bunko, 2020)
- Hidoi Doshaburi (Nagarami Shobo, 2020)
- Continued Aki Tanioka Tanka Collection (Gendai Tanka Bunko, 2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise tanka with sharp imagerycritical style incorporating theatrical/stage perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- urban spacerainmarkets and tradememory and the body
Legacy
Aki Tanioka is known in contemporary tanka circles since the 1980s for combining critical perspective with theatrical sensibility. He has received multiple major awards; his criticism and poetics are also respected, and he has served as a selector and producer in regional tanka activities.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Poets Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds works)
Trivia
- His father was a painter who graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts.
- While at Waseda University he led a theatre troupe and was active in theatrical work.
- He contributed as a scenario writer to the anime 'OH!MY Kombu'.