Tōta Gendai Haiku Newcomer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1993) award
Satoko Urakawa
うらかわ さとこ
Urakawa Satoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1958-12-12 （Yamagata Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, editor, part-time lecturer
- Active Years
- 1985-
- Memberships
- Japan Writers' Association, Modern Haiku Association
- Influenced By
- Ishikanta
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiba University | Faculty of Education | Department of Music | — | — | Japan |
Chiba University
Faculty of Education
/ Department of Music
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Modern Haiku Association Newcomer Award | The Darkness of Wind Instruments | — | Modern Haiku Association | Winner |
| 1990 | Modern Haiku Association Newcomer Award (Honorable Mention) | — | — | Modern Haiku Association | Honorable mention |
| 1992 | Modern Haiku Association Newcomer Award (Honorable Mention) | — | — | Modern Haiku Association | Honorable mention |
Modern Haiku Association Newcomer Award
1993
Work:
The Darkness of Wind Instruments
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
Winner
Modern Haiku Association Newcomer Award (Honorable Mention)
1990
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
Honorable mention
Modern Haiku Association Newcomer Award (Honorable Mention)
1992
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
Honorable mention
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kreutzer Sonata
1995 Haiku collectionA haiku collection featuring musical imagery, exploring intersections of music and seasonal motifs.
musicseasons
The Water Delivery Service
2002 Haiku collectionA collection centered on water and flow; notable for its portrayals of everyday motion and natural description.
watertransienceeveryday life
Sleeping Tree
2012 Haiku collectionA collection that focuses on natural quietude and introspection, characterized by calm poetic sensibility.
naturesilenceintrospection
Haiku Karuta Appearing in Textbooks!
2011 Guide / children'sAn introductory karuta-format book based on haiku appearing in school textbooks; intended as a learning aid.
educationhaiku introduction
Want to Know More: Beautiful Seasonal Words
2013 Essay / referenceAn accessible guide to kigo (seasonal words) and seasonal expressions, serving as an aid to understanding haiku.
seasonal wordslexical explanation
Bibliography
- Kreutzer Sonata (haiku collection)
- The Water Delivery Service (haiku collection)
- Haiku Karuta Appearing in Textbooks!
- Sleeping Tree (haiku collection)
- Want to Know More: Beautiful Seasonal Words
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- musically themed, lyrical haikuconcise expression grounded in modern haiku forms
- Recurring Motifs
- musicinstrumentsseasonal imagerywater
Legacy
Satoko Urakawa is known for haiku imbued with musical sensibility; she has worked as an editor and part-time lecturer, and participates in haiku associations contributing to mentorship and promotion of contemporary haiku.
Academic Societies
- Japan Writers' Association
- Modern Haiku Association
Trivia
- Born in Yamagata Prefecture.
- Graduated from Chiba University, Faculty of Education, Department of Music.
- Became involved in magazine editing from 1985 and encountered haiku.
- Won the Modern Haiku Association Newcomer Award in 1993.
- Reported to have founded and led the haiku group 'Olive no Kai' in 2015 (citation needed).