Nakahara Chuya Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1999) award
Ryoichi Wago
わごう りょういち
Wago Ryoichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-08-18 （Fukushima City, Fukushima, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fukushima City (born, resident) → Kōriyama (approx. 3 years during childhood)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, radio personality, high school teacher, lyricist, essayist
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Memberships
- Member of the 'Rikutei' magazine group, Roppongi Poets' Association (organizer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukushima University | Faculty of Education | Department of Education | — | — | Japan |
| Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Fukushima University
Faculty of Education
/ Department of Education
Country:
Japan
Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima High School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nakahara Chuya Prize (4th) | AFTER | — | Nakahara Chuya Prize Committee | winner |
| 2006 | Bansui Prize (47th) | Planetary Brain Poems | — | Bansui Prize Committee | winner |
| 2013 | NHK Tohoku Broadcasting Culture Award (30th) | — | — | NHK Tohoku | winner |
| 2017 | Nunc Review Poetry Prize (Foreign Language Category, 1st) | Poetry Pebbles (French edition) | — | Nunc Review | winner |
| 2019 | Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize (27th) | QQQ | — | Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize Committee | winner |
Nakahara Chuya Prize (4th)
1998
Work:
AFTER
Organization:
Nakahara Chuya Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Bansui Prize (47th)
2006
Work:
Planetary Brain Poems
Organization:
Bansui Prize Committee
Result:
winner
NHK Tohoku Broadcasting Culture Award (30th)
2013
Organization:
NHK Tohoku
Result:
winner
Nunc Review Poetry Prize (Foreign Language Category, 1st)
2017
Work:
Poetry Pebbles (French edition)
Organization:
Nunc Review
Result:
winner
Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize (27th)
2019
Work:
QQQ
Organization:
Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Hagiwara Sakutaro Award
2 appearances
-
Edition 19 (2011) nominee
-
Edition 27 (2019) award
Works
Major Works
AFTER
1998 PoetryThe first collection of poems and his debut, winner of the Nakahara Chuya Prize. A series of poems depicting fragments of daily life and inner reflections.
everyday lifeselfmemory
Planetary Brain Poems
2005 PoetryA collection including poems that explore the connections between Earth, nature, and thought; awarded the Bansui Prize.
naturethe earththought
Poetry Pebbles
2011 PoetryA collection centered on linked poems posted on Twitter during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The short poems composed at the disaster site attracted attention and were translated abroad.
disaster (2011)reconstructioncommunity
Adaptations
- [film/video] after (text used in a video work) / 高橋栄樹 (2014)
Translations
- Poetry Pebbles (French translation)
Ask the Tree
2015 PoetryA poetry collection themed around dialogue and questions with nature.
naturequestions
QQQ
2018 PoetryA 2018 poetry collection that received critical acclaim and was awarded the Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize.
existencelanguage
Bibliography
- AFTER
- RAINBOW
- Birth
- Planetary Brain Poems
- Cumulonimbus Cumulonimbus Cumulonimbus
- Golden Boy
- Poetic Salute
- Poetry Pebbles
- Encounter of Poems
- You and I Born Here
- In the Spring Again
- Decommissioning Poems
- Ask the Tree
- I Want to Be Kinder Than Yesterday
- QQQ
- Transit
Adaptations
- Provided reading text for the video work 'after' (dir. Eiki Takahashi)
Translations of Works
- Poetry Pebbles (French translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- colloquialrhythmicdirect expression
- Recurring Motifs
- the 2011 earthquakenaturefamilyeveryday life
Legacy
A contemporary poet who gained wide attention for posting poems from the disaster site after the 2011 earthquake, recognized both in Japan and abroad. He has won multiple major poetry awards and contributed to regional cultural revitalization.
In Popular Culture
- Host of the radio program 'Poet's Radio: Ryoichi Wago's Action Poetry'
Quotes
-
All right — I'll write something that won't be thrown away.
Source: Anecdote from university (interview, etc.)
Trivia
- He was affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and posted 'Poetry Pebbles' on Twitter from the disaster site, gaining attention.
- His wife Atsuko Wago is a radio personality.
- He has written lyrics for several school songs and choral pieces.