Tanka Research Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1992) award
Yoshiko Tominokoji
とみのこうじ よしこ
Tominokoji Yoshiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1926-08-01 （Kami-Ochiai, Yodobashi, Tokyo (now Kami-Ochiai, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan)）
- Died
- 2002-01-02 age 75
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kami-Ochiai, Tokyo, Japan → Kyoto Prefecture, Japan (mainly)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, company employee, inn maid, editor, publisher
- Active Years
- 1946-2002
- Influenced By
- Toshiki Uematsu
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Gakushuin | Higher course (high school division) | — | — | — | Japan |
Women's Gakushuin
Higher course (high school division)
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the higher course
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Tanka Kenkyu Prize | Deigan (Mud Eye) | — | Tanka Kenkyu-sha | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Choko Prize | Flowers of Unease | — | Choko Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Tanka Kenkyu Prize
1992
Work:
Deigan (Mud Eye)
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu-sha
Result:
受賞
Choko Prize
1997
Work:
Flowers of Unease
Organization:
Choko Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Chōkū Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 31 (1997) award
Works
Major Works
Tune of the Early Dawn
1956 tanka collection
youthdecline of aristocracyfemale perspective
Hakugyo
1970 tanka collection
natureeveryday lifeinteriority
Transparent Realm
1976 tanka collection
spiritualitymemory
Pomegranate Inn
1983 tanka collection
innreminiscence
Thunder Striking Flowers
1989 tanka collection
natureemotional expression
Dance of the Blizzard
1993 tanka collection
wintersolitude
Flowers of Unease
1996 tanka collection
uneaseinner turmoil
Poppy and Peacock
2002 tanka collection
contrastfemininity
Distant Madder
2002 tanka collection
remembrancefamily
Complete Tanka Collection of Yoshiko Tominokoji
2003 tanka collection (compiled)Posthumous complete collection compiling previously published tanka and unpublished work (edited by publication committee)
overview
Bibliography
- Tune of the Early Dawn
- Hakugyo
- Transparent Realm
- Pomegranate Inn
- Thunder Striking Flowers
- Dance of the Blizzard
- Flowers of Unease
- Poppy and Peacock
- Distant Madder
- Complete Tanka Collection of Yoshiko Tominokoji
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Blend of traditional tanka form with modern perspectivesConcise and lyrical expression
- Recurring Motifs
- declining aristocracyyouthfemale perspectivenature
Health
-
ventricular fibrillationWas the cause of death in 2002
Legacy
Known for tanka about youth living in declining aristocratic families and for contributions to the tanka magazine 'Wakuno' as editor and publisher. Left multiple collections and won major tanka prizes in the 1990s.
Trivia
- She remained unmarried throughout her life.
- Born to an aristocratic family; she wrote about the decline of the old nobility after the war.
- Participated in founding, editing and publishing the tanka magazine 'Wakuno'.