Kadan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2009) award
Umi Sato
さとう うみ
Umi Satō
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1980-03-25 （Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture (born and resident)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, ballroom dance instructor
- Active Years
- 2002-
- Affiliations
- Mirai (tanka society)
- Memberships
- Mirai (tanka society)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirosaki University | Faculty of Humanities | Sociology | Bachelor of Arts | — | Japan |
Hirosaki University
Faculty of Humanities
/ Sociology
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mirai Prize (Runner-up) | — | — | Mirai Tanka Association | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Kadan Award (20th) | Koko wa Natsuzuki Kayoubi | — | Kadan | Winner |
Mirai Prize (Runner-up)
2009
Organization:
Mirai Tanka Association
Result:
Runner-up
Kadan Award (20th)
2009
Work:
Koko wa Natsuzuki Kayoubi
Organization:
Kadan
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
With 100 Breaths
2005 tankaEarly tanka collection featuring poems centered on everyday fragments and the motif of breathing.
everyday lifebreathingmemory
Koko wa Natsuzuki Kayoubi
2013 tankaA 2013 collection weaving seasonal imagery with private daily life. Includes the award-winning pieces that received the Kadan Award.
seasonalitysummerdaily life
Bibliography
- With 100 Breaths (tanka collection)
- Koko wa Natsuzuki Kayoubi (tanka collection)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, image-driven tanka expressioncontemporary, personal perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- seasonality (especially summer)fragments of daily lifebreathing
Legacy
Recognized as a 21st-century female tanka poet active in the Mirai tanka society. Gained attention through awards such as the Kadan Award.
Trivia
- Began composing tanka in 2002.
- Launched the tanka website "Hinauta" in 2003.