Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 60 (2010) award
Nobuhiro Yanagi
やなぎ のぶひろ
Yanagi Nobuhiro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-04-23 （Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Died
- 2024-05-08 age 71
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Tanka poet, High school teacher
- Active Years
- 2024
- Affiliations
- Contributor / Editorial committee member, magazine 'Mahiruno', Founding member, doujinshi 'Noventa', Shonan Shirayuri Gakuen (vice-principal), Kanrei Shirayuri Gakuen (assistant vice-principal), Sanseido — High school Japanese language textbook editorial committee member
- Influenced By
- Shoichiro Kubota
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I | Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I
Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I
Country:
Japan
Met Shoichiro Kubota as an academic supervisor in his senior year. Joined the tanka magazine 'Mahiruno' after graduation.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award | Semui | — | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology / Agency for Cultural Affairs (award) | Winner |
Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award
2010
Work:
Semui
Organization:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology / Agency for Cultural Affairs (award)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Chōkū Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 55 (2021) nominee
Works
Major Works
Yoraku
2003 TankaA collection of tanka poems exploring everyday life and inner psychology.
selfeveryday lifeintrospection
Semui
2009 TankaA tanka collection containing many poems about inner conflict and Zen-influenced themes such as zazen; written in a colloquial, accessible style.
inner conflictzazen (seated meditation)everyday life
Kajin-sensei's Time: Tanka Essays
2013 Tanka essaysAn essay collection on tanka, including perspectives as an educator and reflections on tanka composition.
tanka theoryeducationobservations of daily life
Joroku
2020 TankaA recent collection of tanka characterized by plain colloquial expressions and self-observation.
self-observationeveryday lifeaging and the passage of time
Bibliography
- Yoraku (Sunagoya Shobo, 2003)
- Semui (Sunagoya Shobo, 2009)
- Kajin-sensei's Time: Tanka Essays (Mikuni Publishing, 2013)
- Joroku (Sunagoya Shobo, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- colloquial style often using desu/masu politenessplain, everyday language
- Recurring Motifs
- inner conflictzazen / Zen elementsdaily life
Health
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Ischemic heart disease / ischemic heart failureDied in 2024 due to ischemic heart failure
Legacy
A contemporary tanka poet known for accessible colloquial poems about inner conflict. Also active as an educator; received the Art Encouragement Prize for the collection 'Semui'.
Trivia
- Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I.
- Studied under Shoichiro Kubota and joined the magazine 'Mahiruno'.
- Co-founded the doujinshi 'Noventa' in 1990.
- Served as vice-principal and assistant vice-principal at schools including Shonan Shirayuri Gakuen and Kanrei Shirayuri Gakuen.
- Served on Sanseido's high school Japanese textbook editorial committee.