Contemporary Tanka Poets Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 61 (2017) award
Torii
とりい
Torii
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Mie Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet
- Active Years
- 2012-
- Influenced By
- Takashi Okai, Hiroshi Homura, Hiroshi Yoshikawa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 61st Modern Tanka Poets Association Award | Kirin no Ko | 歌集 | Modern Tanka Poets Association | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award (Radio Division, Grand Prize) | 1/6 no Gunzō (CBC Radio) | ラジオ部門 | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan) | 大賞 |
| 2017 | Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Award (Best Radio Educational Program) | 1/6 no Gunzō (CBC Radio) | ラジオ教養番組 | Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association | 最優秀賞 |
| 2013 | Rojō Bungaku (Street Literature) Award, Grand Prize | Endless Sugarless Home | — | Rojō Bungaku Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2020 | 48th NHK Creative Radio Drama Award (Honorable Mention) | Hikari no Kotachi (script: Haru Mizukami; tanka: Torii) | ラジオドラマ | NHK Radio | 佳作 |
61st Modern Tanka Poets Association Award
2017
Work:
Kirin no Ko
Category:
歌集
Organization:
Modern Tanka Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award (Radio Division, Grand Prize)
2017
Work:
1/6 no Gunzō (CBC Radio)
Category:
ラジオ部門
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
Result:
大賞
Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Award (Best Radio Educational Program)
2017
Work:
1/6 no Gunzō (CBC Radio)
Category:
ラジオ教養番組
Organization:
Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association
Result:
最優秀賞
Rojō Bungaku (Street Literature) Award, Grand Prize
2013
Work:
Endless Sugarless Home
Organization:
Rojō Bungaku Award Committee
Result:
受賞
48th NHK Creative Radio Drama Award (Honorable Mention)
2020
Work:
Hikari no Kotachi (script: Haru Mizukami; tanka: Torii)
Category:
ラジオドラマ
Organization:
NHK Radio
Result:
佳作
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kirin no Ko
2016 tankaA collection of tanka that uses the sailor uniform as a symbolic motif, conveying experiences of upbringing, loneliness, and abuse in concise 31-syllable poems. The collection gained wide support and was reprinted multiple times.
struggles of livingfamily deathlonelinessself-expression
Bibliography
- Kirin no Ko — Torii Tanka Collection (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- direct, autobiographical tankaconcise and accessible diction
- Recurring Motifs
- mother's deathabuse and institutional lifehomelessnesssailor uniform
Legacy
Recognized as a representative voice of a younger generation in tanka, Torii made visible the experiences of people facing social hardship through tanka. She influenced outreach for tanka education and contributed to popularizing tanka via media appearances.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Poets Association
In Popular Culture
- Radio readings on CBC Radio's '1/6 no Gunzō' and related awards
Trivia
- She often appears in public wearing a sailor uniform when engaging in tanka activities or interviews.
- Known for learning kanji by reading newspapers while in a care facility.
- Her life experiences—homelessness and her mother's death—are frequently discussed alongside her work.