Oguma Hideo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (2017) award
Ryota Yamada
やまだ りょうた
Yamada Ryota
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1982-01-01 （Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan → Takasu, Hokkaido, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Verbal art artist, Company employee
- Active Years
- 2006-
- Affiliations
- TOLTA (verbal art unit)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takasu Town Takasu Junior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Hokkaido Asahikawa Higashi High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo Metropolitan University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Takasu Town Takasu Junior High School
Country:
Japan
Hokkaido Asahikawa Higashi High School
Country:
Japan
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Country:
Japan
Wrote poetry while working as a company employee
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Oguma Hideo Prize (nominated) | Giant Field | — | — | nominated |
| 2010 | Nakahara Chuya Prize (nominated) | Giant Field | — | — | nominated |
| 2017 | Nakahara Chuya Prize (nominated) | Obama Google | — | — | nominated |
| 2017 | Ayukawa Nobuo Prize (nominated) | Obama Google | — | — | nominated |
| 2017 | Oguma Hideo Prize | Obama Google | — | — | winner |
| 2021 | Hagiwara Sakutaro Prize (nominated) | Birthday Festival | — | — | nominated |
| 2021 | Hokkaido Shimbun Literature Prize (nominated) | Birthday Festival | — | — | nominated |
Oguma Hideo Prize (nominated)
2010
Work:
Giant Field
Result:
nominated
Nakahara Chuya Prize (nominated)
2010
Work:
Giant Field
Result:
nominated
Nakahara Chuya Prize (nominated)
2017
Work:
Obama Google
Result:
nominated
Ayukawa Nobuo Prize (nominated)
2017
Work:
Obama Google
Result:
nominated
Oguma Hideo Prize
2017
Work:
Obama Google
Result:
winner
Hagiwara Sakutaro Prize (nominated)
2021
Work:
Birthday Festival
Result:
nominated
Hokkaido Shimbun Literature Prize (nominated)
2021
Work:
Birthday Festival
Result:
nominated
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Giant Field
2009 Poetry collectionEarly collection marked by linguistic play and urban imagery.
contemporary poetryurban lifelanguage experimentation
Obama Google
2016 Poetry collectionAn experimental collection engaging political and media discourses. Winner of the 50th Oguma Hideo Prize.
mediapoliticslanguage
Birthday Festival
2021 Poetry collectionPublished in 2021, this collection shows the author's mature style and was shortlisted for several prizes.
memoryselfsociety
Bibliography
- Giant Field (Shichosha, May 2009)
- Obama Google (Shichosha, June 2016)
- Birthday Festival (Shichudo, May 2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimentalcolloquialincorporation of media landscapes
- Recurring Motifs
- citychains of languagememory
Legacy
Recognized as a notable contemporary poet since the 2000s. Through activities with the verbal art unit TOLTA, he expanded the intersections of poetry and performance.
Trivia
- Active with the group TOLTA since 2006.
- Maintains a Twitter account (@yamadaryouta).
- Identifiers exist in VIAF and the National Diet Library.