Japan Poetry, Tanka and Haiku Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2014) award
Mieko Watanabe
わたなべ みえこ
Watanabe Mieko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1943-01-01 （Fukagawa, Tokyo (now Fukagawa, Koto, Tokyo)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet, painter, literary critic
- Active Years
- 1967-
- Affiliations
- Japan Contemporary Poets Association, Japan Poets' Club, Japan Artists Federation
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Aesthetics and Art History | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Musashino Art University | Oil Painting | — | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Yokohama National University | Graduate School | — | 修士 | — | Japan |
Keio University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Aesthetics and Art History
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Musashino Art University
Oil Painting
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Yokohama National University
Graduate School
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Women's Culture Prize (1st) | The Paradise of Death without Women: The Sacrificial Body — Yukio Mishima | — | Women's Culture Prize Committee | winner |
| 1967 | New Century Art Association Encouragement Prize | — | — | New Century Art Association | winner |
| 1980 | New Century Art Association Bunbodo Prize | — | — | New Century Art Association | winner |
Women's Culture Prize (1st)
1997
Work:
The Paradise of Death without Women: The Sacrificial Body — Yukio Mishima
Organization:
Women's Culture Prize Committee
Result:
winner
New Century Art Association Encouragement Prize
1967
Organization:
New Century Art Association
Result:
winner
New Century Art Association Bunbodo Prize
1980
Organization:
New Century Art Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Paradise of Death without Women: The Sacrificial Body — Yukio Mishima
1997 critical essayA critical study of Yukio Mishima's works focusing on the representation of women and the body, examining motifs of absence and sacrifice. Published in 1997.
Yukio Mishimarepresentation of womenthe bodysacrifice
Alone Drifting in India: The Blessed Shores of Varanasi
1999 travelogueA travelogue describing the author's stay in India, recording scenes and memories of Varanasi.
travelIndiasolitude
The Room Without a Voice (poetry)
2000 poetryA poetry collection themed on silence and introspection, exploring absence of voice and the limits of language.
silenceintrospectionwomen
Lineage of Water (poetry)
2002 poetryA poetry collection weaving personal memory and history through images of water and lineage.
waterfamilymemory
The Unspeakable: Murakami Haruki's Representation of Women (Lesbians)
2009 critical essayA critical study examining representations of women, particularly lesbians, in Haruki Murakami's works.
Haruki Murakamirepresentation of womensexuality
If I Had Known That Day: Maho-chan of Fukushima (poems)
2011 poetryA poetry collection including memories and pain related to Fukushima and the nuclear accident.
Fukushimadisastermemory
Submersion of the Sky
2013 poetryA collection of poems depicting loss and submersion through poetic imagery.
losssubmersionnature
Bibliography
- The Paradise of Death without Women: The Sacrificial Body — Yukio Mishima (1997)
- Alone Drifting in India: The Blessed Shores of Varanasi (1999)
- The Room Without a Voice (2000)
- Lineage of Water (2002)
- The Unspeakable: Murakami Haruki's Representation of Women (2009)
- If I Had Known That Day: Maho-chan of Fukushima (2011)
- Submersion of the Sky (2013)
Translations by Author
- Co-translator of 'Woman Loving: Towards the Formation of Lesbian Theory' (University of Chicago Press ed., Gendaishokan, 1990)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- quiet and observant poetic stylecriticism emphasizing feminist perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- womenthe bodywatersilence
Legacy
A multifaceted figure as poet, painter and critic, noted for feminist criticism and poetic work; known for critiques on representations of women in Mishima and Murakami.
Academic Societies
- Japan Contemporary Poets Association
- Japan Poets' Club
Archives
- Held in national bibliographic databases such as the National Diet Library
Trivia
- Known for criticizing representations of lesbians in Haruki Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood'.
- Also active as an oil painter; received the New Century Art Association Encouragement Prize in 1967.
- Won the 1st Women's Culture Prize in 1997 for 'The Paradise of Death without Women: The Sacrificial Body — Yukio Mishima'.