Tōta Gendai Haiku Newcomer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2010) award
Popona Tsukino
つきの ぽぽな
Tsukino Popona
Pen Names:
Popona Tsukino（Used as haiku pen name）,
Michiyo Kigawa（Legal/birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nagano Prefecture (birth) → New York City, USA (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, former teacher
- Active Years
- 2004-
- Affiliations
- Kairo (haiku group), Unabara (haiku group), Member of the Modern Haiku Association, Hoshi no Shima Haiku Group (formerly New York Haiku Group) — representative
- Memberships
- Modern Haiku Association
- Influenced By
- Tohta Kaneko
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagano Prefectural Inakita High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Shinshu University, Faculty of Education | Faculty of Education | — | — | — | Japan |
Nagano Prefectural Inakita High School
Country:
Japan
Shinshu University, Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education
Country:
Japan
Completed teacher training program; worked as a teacher before moving abroad
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kairo Newcomer Award | — | — | Haiku Society Kairo | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Mamenoki Prize | — | — | Mamenoki Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Gendai Haiku Newcomer Award | Humming | — | Modern Haiku Association | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Overseas Japanese Literary Festival — Chairperson's Prize (Overseas Japanese Press & Broadcasting Association) | — | — | Association of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad (Overseas Japanese Literary Festival) | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Ito En North America Haiku Grand Prix — Excellence Award | — | — | Ito En (North America) | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Kairo Society Award | — | — | Kairo | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Ito En North America Haiku Grand Prix — Grand Prize | — | — | Ito En (North America) | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Kairo Award | — | — | Kairo | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Kadokawa Haiku Prize | Shapes of People | — | Kadokawa Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Aoi Chikyu Prize | — | — | Aoi Chikyu (free-form haiku magazine) | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Mamenoki Prize (2nd time) | — | — | Mamenoki Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Kairo Newcomer Award
2008
Organization:
Haiku Society Kairo
Result:
受賞
Mamenoki Prize
2009
Organization:
Mamenoki Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Gendai Haiku Newcomer Award
2010
Work:
Humming
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
受賞
Overseas Japanese Literary Festival — Chairperson's Prize (Overseas Japanese Press & Broadcasting Association)
2010
Organization:
Association of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad (Overseas Japanese Literary Festival)
Result:
受賞
Ito En North America Haiku Grand Prix — Excellence Award
2011
Organization:
Ito En (North America)
Result:
受賞
Kairo Society Award
2012
Organization:
Kairo
Result:
受賞
Ito En North America Haiku Grand Prix — Grand Prize
2012
Organization:
Ito En (North America)
Result:
受賞
Kairo Award
2014
Organization:
Kairo
Result:
受賞
Kadokawa Haiku Prize
2017
Work:
Shapes of People
Organization:
Kadokawa Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Aoi Chikyu Prize
2018
Organization:
Aoi Chikyu (free-form haiku magazine)
Result:
受賞
Mamenoki Prize (2nd time)
2019
Organization:
Mamenoki Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Kadokawa Haiku Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 63 (2017) award
Works
Major Works
Humming
2010 haiku collectionA collection capturing fragments of daily life and seasonal feeling with delicate images. Known for elements of free-form haiku.
everyday lifeseasonalitynature
Shapes of People
2017 haiku collectionA collection focusing on human relationships and portraits, weaving themes of acceptance and solitude; the work received critical acclaim.
humanitysolituderelationships
Bibliography
- Humming
- Shapes of People
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modern haiku style; concise, imagistic lines often incorporating elements of free-form haiku
- Recurring Motifs
- seasonalityfragments of everyday lifehuman figuresdistance and homesickness
Legacy
As an expatriate Japanese haiku poet based in New York, she has received numerous domestic and international awards and contributed to the reception of modern and free-form haiku.
Academic Societies
- Modern Haiku Association
In Popular Culture
- Active on social media (Facebook, X) and YouTube; known in overseas Japanese communities as a haiku poet.
Trivia
- Legal name is Michiyo Kigawa.
- Resides in New York City.
- Her husband is pianist Takayuki Kigawa.
- Studied under Tohta Kaneko.