Contemporary Tanka Poets Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1958) award
Taya Ei
たや えい
Taya Ei
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1917-12-15 （Samukawa, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2013-11-06 age 95
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Tanka poet
- Active Years
- 1934-2013
- Affiliations
- Cosmos, Japanese National Railways
- Memberships
- Cosmos
- Influenced By
- Hakushū Kitahara, Miya Shūji
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiba Kantō Commercial School (now Keiai Gakuen High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Chiba Kantō Commercial School (now Keiai Gakuen High School)
Country:
Japan
Graduated from night school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Modern Tanka Poets Association Prize | — | — | Modern Tanka Poets Association | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Chōkū Prize | — | — | Chōkū Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Japan Tanka Poets Club Prize | — | — | Japan Tanka Poets Club | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | — | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Purple Ribbon Medal | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| — | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (4th class) | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Modern Tanka Poets Association Prize
1958
Organization:
Modern Tanka Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Chōkū Prize
1973
Organization:
Chōkū Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Japan Tanka Poets Club Prize
1973
Organization:
Japan Tanka Poets Club
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1978
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Purple Ribbon Medal
1984
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (4th class)
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Chōkū Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1974) award
Japan Tanka Poets Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1974) award
Works
Major Works
A debut tanka collection that includes poems about labor scenes at the national railway and everyday life. Noted for its restrained and modest tone.
laboreveryday lifenostalgia
A 1973 collection of tanka combining lyricism and poetic sensibility; the book won the Chōkū Prize and other honors.
lyricismfamilypassage of time
A tanka collection centered on feelings toward the mother; winner of the Yomiuri Literature Prize.
mother-child relationshippathosmemory
Bibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- restrained tonea hesitant/modest stylelyrical yet controlled expression
- Recurring Motifs
- daily laborfamily lovedeath and loss
Health
-
Pneumonia2013年Died of pneumonia in 2013.
Legacy
An important postwar-to-Heisei tanka poet known for poems depicting labor scenes from his work with the national railway. He received major honors such as the Modern Tanka Poets Association Prize, the Chōkū Prize, and the Yomiuri Literature Prize, and served as a selector for prominent tanka events.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Poets Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (Japan)
Trivia
- Lost parents to tuberculosis at a young age and completed education via night school under difficult circumstances.
- Worked for Japanese National Railways; poems about labor scenes are well known.
- Won the Modern Tanka Poets Association Prize in 1958 for '乳鏡'.
- Won the Chōkū Prize and the Japan Tanka Poets Club Prize in 1973 for '水晶の座'.
- Won the Yomiuri Literature Prize in 1978 for '母戀'.
- Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1984 and also received the Order of the Rising Sun (4th class).
- Died of pneumonia in 2013 at age 95.