Kadan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2006) award
Yasuko Yoneda
こめだ やすこ
Yasuko Yoneda
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947-02-18 （Tonda-go, Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture (now Gose City)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Gose City, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, farmer
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- Cosmos Tanka-kai, Modern Tanka Poets Association
- Memberships
- Modern Tanka Poets Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka Jogakuin University | Japanese Language and Literature (major) | Japanese Language and Literature | — | 2000-2004 | Japan |
Osaka Jogakuin University
Japanese Language and Literature (major)
/ Japanese Language and Literature
Period:
2000-2004
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
Japan
Adult student admission
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kadan Prize (17th) | Mizudikara (30 tanka) | — | Kadan (literary magazine) | winner |
Kadan Prize (17th)
2006
Work:
Mizudikara (30 tanka)
Organization:
Kadan (literary magazine)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kamikakushi
2005 tanka collectionA collection of lyrical tanka rooted in rural landscapes and everyday life.
rural lifenaturenostalgia
Mizudikara
2009 tanka collectionMizudikara gathers poems that contemplate life and land through images of water, soil, and local life. (Work honored by the Kadan Prize in 2006 as a 30-poem sequence.)
watersoillifelocal communities
Dorotsuki Jizo
2015 tanka collectionA collection featuring poems about folk belief, Jizo statues, and the relationship between soil and people.
Jizo statuesfaithsoillocal history
Bibliography
- Kamikakushi (2005)
- Mizudikara (2009)
- Dorotsuki Jizo (2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- simple, lyrical tanka rooted in everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- rural landscapessoilJizo statueswater
Legacy
A contemporary tanka poet praised for works focused on locality and everyday life. Active in the Cosmos Tanka-kai and recognized by the Kadan Prize, she is regarded as an important voice in regional poetry.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Poets Association
Trivia
- Entered university as an adult student in 2000 (Osaka Jogakuin University) and graduated in 2004.
- Composes tanka while engaged in farming.
- Received the 17th Kadan Prize in 2006 for a 30-poem sequence titled 'Mizudikara'.
- Member of the Cosmos Tanka-kai and participated in the doujinshi 'Sembashi'.