Tomita Saika Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1991) award
Jiro Tokisato
ときさと じろう
Tokisato Jirō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-01-01 （Kasai, Hyōgo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kasai, Hyōgo, Japan (born and residing)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, High school teacher
- Active Years
- 1981-
- Influenced By
- Shuntaro Tanikawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doshisha University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Literature | — | — | Japan |
Doshisha University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Tomita Saika Prize | Seven Variant Texts on Traces of Stars | — | Tomita Saika Prize Committee | Winner |
| 1996 | Bansui Prize | Zipangu | — | Bansui Prize Committee | Winner |
| 2004 | Contemporary Poets' Award | The Biography of Wings | — | Contemporary Poets' Award Committee | Winner |
| 2019 | Takami Jun Prize | Nai-jima | — | Takami Jun Prize Committee | Winner |
| 2019 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | Nai-jima | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | Winner |
Tomita Saika Prize
1991
Work:
Seven Variant Texts on Traces of Stars
Organization:
Tomita Saika Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Bansui Prize
1996
Work:
Zipangu
Organization:
Bansui Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Contemporary Poets' Award
2004
Work:
The Biography of Wings
Organization:
Contemporary Poets' Award Committee
Result:
Winner
Takami Jun Prize
2019
Work:
Nai-jima
Organization:
Takami Jun Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Yomiuri Literature Prize
2019
Work:
Nai-jima
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Poet Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 22 (2004) award
Takami Jun Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 49 (2019) award
Works
Major Works
Densetsu
1981 PoetryHaishutan
1983 PoetrySaibuki
1988 PoetrySeven Variant Texts on Traces of Stars
1991 PoetryZipangu
1995 PoetryThe Biography of Wings
2003 PoetryIshime
2013 PoetryNai-jima
2018 PoetryBibliography
- Densetsu (1981)
- Haishutan (1983)
- Saibuki (1988)
- Seven Variant Texts on Traces of Stars (1991)
- Zipangu (1995)
- The Biography of Wings (2003)
- Ishime (2013)
- Nai-jima (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Primarily free verse with lyrical and experimental tendenciesTends to transform everyday observation into poetic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- memorynatureisland
Legacy
A poet based in a regional city who has established a distinctive place in postwar Japanese poetry and received several major poetry awards.
Trivia
- Born in 1952.
- Graduated from Doshisha University Faculty of Letters and worked as a teacher in his hometown.
- Won the Tomita Saika Prize in 1991 for 'Seven Variant Texts on Traces of Stars'.
- In 2019, won the Takami Jun Prize and the Yomiuri Literature Prize for 'Nai-jima'.