Japan Tanka Poets Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2006) award
Yasurō Yamana
やまな やすろう
Yamana Yasurō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-12-15 （Minamifurano, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Died
- 2015-06-18 age 89
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Minamifurano, Hokkaido → Sapporo, Hokkaido → Tomakomai, Hokkaido
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, newspaper reporter, poetry selector, critic
- Active Years
- 1940-2015
- Affiliations
- Hokkaido Shimbun Press, Hokkaido Tanka Association, Tanka magazine 'Choon', Doujinshi 'Tōdo' (Frozen Soil)
- Memberships
- Hokkaido Tanka Association, Tanka magazine 'Choon'
- Influenced By
- Mitsuko Shiga (teacher; wife of Mizuho Ota), Fumiko Nakajo (colleague and contemporary)
- Influenced
- Poets of Hokkaido
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo Kosei High School (current name) | — | — | — | 1930s-1940s | Japan |
| Meiji University | — | — | — | 1940s（在学中に軍務に就く） | Japan |
Sapporo Kosei High School (current name)
Period:
1930s-1940s
Country:
Japan
Years of attendance/graduation are not precisely documented in available sources
Meiji University
Period:
1940s（在学中に軍務に就く）
Country:
Japan
While enrolled he served as a special officer candidate; details of graduation are not clear in available sources
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 33rd Japan Tanka Club Prize | Tanka collection 'Fuyu no Hone' (Winter's Bones) | — | Japan Tanka Club | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Hokkaido Cultural Organizations Council Arts Award | — | — | Hokkaido Cultural Organizations Council | 受賞 |
| 2009 | 61st Hokkaido Culture Award (Literature) | — | 文学 | Hokkaido Prefectural Government | 受賞 |
33rd Japan Tanka Club Prize
2006
Work:
Tanka collection 'Fuyu no Hone' (Winter's Bones)
Organization:
Japan Tanka Club
Result:
受賞
Hokkaido Cultural Organizations Council Arts Award
2007
Organization:
Hokkaido Cultural Organizations Council
Result:
受賞
61st Hokkaido Culture Award (Literature)
2009
Category:
文学
Organization:
Hokkaido Prefectural Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tanka Collection 'Fuyu no Hata' (Winter Flag)
1985 tanka (poetry)A collection of tanka centered on winter and Hokkaido landscapes.
winternaturenostalgia
Tanka Collection 'Fuyu no Kaze' (Winter Wind)
1993 tanka (poetry)A collection expressing human emotions delicately through clear, cold winter scenes.
wintersolitudememory
Yasurō Yamana Collection: 150 Self-Commented Tanka Selections
2001 tanka & commentarySelection of 150 of his tanka with authorial commentary.
author commentarytanka overview
Tanka Collection 'Fuyu no Hone' (Winter's Bones)
2005 tanka (poetry)One of his representative works; tanka that overlap frozen winter scenes with human interiority.
winterinner lifetime
Winter Rhyme Collection: Tanka by Yasurō Yamana
2006 tanka (poetry)An anthology of poems on winter; known for its expressions of cold landscapes.
winterlandscapeseasonality
Winter Flower Collection: Tanka by Yasurō Yamana
2007 tanka (poetry)A late-career collection focusing on winter scenes woven with memory.
late periodremembrancewinter
The Tanka of Fumiko Nakajo: The Flower of Magnificent Egoism
2000 criticism/essayA critical study of Fumiko Nakajo's tanka.
criticismstudy of another poet
Fumi Saito: The Phoenix Poet
2004 criticism/essayA critical book on the poet Fumi Saito.
criticismpoet study
Bibliography
- Tanka Collection 'Fuyu no Hata' (Garanshokan, 1985)
- Tanka Collection 'Fuyu no Kaze' (Tanka Shinbunsha, 1993)
- Yasurō Yamana Collection: 150 Self-Commented Tanka Selections (Tokyo Shiki Publishing, 2001)
- Tanka Collection 'Fuyu no Hone' (Tanka Shinbunsha, 2005)
- Winter Rhyme Collection: Tanka by Yasurō Yamana (Tanka Shinbunsha, 2006)
- Winter Flower Collection: Tanka by Yasurō Yamana (Kadokawa, 2007)
- The Tanka of Fumiko Nakajo: The Flower of Magnificent Egoism (Tanka Shinbunsha, 2000)
- Fumi Saito: The Phoenix Poet (Tokyo Shiki Publishing, 2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistic tanka that skillfully depict winter scenesconservative style that inherits traditional tanka formslyricism that overlays interiority with external landscape
- Recurring Motifs
- winterHokkaido naturememory and reminiscencedeath and aging
Health
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prostate cancer晩年〜2015年Died of the disease in his later years; it affected his public and creative activities
Legacy
A tanka poet who made significant contributions to the Hokkaido poetry scene; involved in founding and leading regional tanka associations and known for a solid body of work focused on winter landscapes.
Museums
- Hokkaido Museum of Literature (associated) Hokkaido (Sapporo, etc.) Opened in 1967
Academic Societies
- Hokkaido Tanka Association
Archives
- Archival materials held by the Hokkaido Museum of Literature (related)
Trivia
- Joined tanka magazines at age 15.
- Worked as a reporter for the Hokkaido Shimbun Press.
- Participated in founding the Hokkaido Tanka Association and later served as its representative.