Kadokawa Tanka Award
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Edition 64 (2018) runner-up
Motoi Yamashina
やましな もとい
Yamashina Motoi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1991-01-01 （Hiroshima Prefecture）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- Waseda University Tanka Society, Mirai Tanka-kai, Gokumotsu (tanka doujinshi, founder)
- Memberships
- Waseda University Tanka Society, Mirai Tanka-kai (joined 2013, left 2018)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Country:
Japan
Joined the Waseda University tanka society around 2010
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Award (59th) | Nagai Gasshuku (30 poems) | — | Tanka Kenkyu-sha | 次席 |
| 2017 | Mirai Prize (2016 fiscal year) | Hotori (20 poems) | — | Mirai Tanka-kai | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Kadan Award (28th) | Hi no Hibi (30 poems) | — | Kadan (literary journal) | 候補 |
| 2018 | Kadokawa Tanka Award (64th) | Kōpo Misaki (50 poems) | — | Kadokawa / Kadokawa Cultural Foundation | 次席 |
| 2018 | Gendai Tanka-sha Award (6th) | Kaze ni Ataru (approx. 300 poems) | — | Gendai Tanka-sha | 次席 |
| 2024 | Japan Tanka Poets' Club Tokyo Block Excellent Anthology Award (2024) | If You Could Wear the Night | — | Japan Tanka Poets' Club — Tokyo Block | 受賞 |
Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Award (59th)
2016
Work:
Nagai Gasshuku (30 poems)
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu-sha
Result:
次席
Mirai Prize (2016 fiscal year)
2017
Work:
Hotori (20 poems)
Organization:
Mirai Tanka-kai
Result:
受賞
Kadan Award (28th)
2017
Work:
Hi no Hibi (30 poems)
Organization:
Kadan (literary journal)
Result:
候補
Kadokawa Tanka Award (64th)
2018
Work:
Kōpo Misaki (50 poems)
Organization:
Kadokawa / Kadokawa Cultural Foundation
Result:
次席
Gendai Tanka-sha Award (6th)
2018
Work:
Kaze ni Ataru (approx. 300 poems)
Organization:
Gendai Tanka-sha
Result:
次席
Japan Tanka Poets' Club Tokyo Block Excellent Anthology Award (2024)
2024
Work:
If You Could Wear the Night
Organization:
Japan Tanka Poets' Club — Tokyo Block
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kaze ni Ataru
2019 tanka collectionFirst collection of tanka poems, presenting delicate observations of everyday life, memory, and landscape.
everyday lifememorywind
If You Could Wear the Night
2023 tanka collectionSecond collection exploring night, solitude, and bodily sensations through poetic fragments.
nightsolitudethe body
Bibliography
- Kaze ni Ataru (Tanka Kenkyu-sha, July 2019)
- Yoru o Kikonaseta Nara (Tanka Kenkyu-sha, November 2023)
- "Kōpo Misaki", Tanka magazine, Nov 2018 (50 poems)
- Magazine essays and tanka reviews (Tanka Kenkyu, Jan–Mar 2020 issues, etc.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary tankalyrical and observational style
- Recurring Motifs
- windnightmemoryeveryday life
Legacy
Regarded as one of the notable young tanka poets of the 21st century, with several prizes and runner-up honors; active in tanka criticism and regional media selection roles.
Academic Societies
- Japan Tanka Poets' Club (related award)
Trivia
- Founded the tanka doujinshi 'Gokumotsu' in 2014.
- Joined the Waseda University Tanka Society in 2010.
- Maintains a personal website titled 'Tako no Ito'.