Kono Aiko Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1992) award
Yuko Saeki
さえき ゆうこ
Saeki Yūko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947-06-25 （Suginami, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Tanka poet, Judge (poetry), Instructor
- Active Years
- 1976-
- Affiliations
- Mirai (Tanka society), Modern Tanka Poets Association, Japan Writers' Association
- Memberships
- Modern Tanka Poets Association, Japan Writers' Association, Japan PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Yoshimi Kondo
- Influenced
- Kang Hanna
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gakushuin University | Faculty of Letters | Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Gakushuin University
Faculty of Letters
/ Japanese Literature
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Mirai Prize | — | — | Mirai (tanka magazine) | winner |
| 1990 | Mirai Essay Award | — | — | Mirai (tanka magazine) | winner |
| 1992 | Kono Aiko Prize | Unfinished Letter | — | Kono Aiko Prize Committee | winner |
| 2014 | Japan Kajin Club Prize | Flow | — | Japan Kajin Club | winner |
| 2021 | Tanka Kenkyu (Research) Prize | Today's Place (20 tanka) | — | Tanka Kenkyu (Research) Society | winner |
Mirai Prize
1983
Organization:
Mirai (tanka magazine)
Result:
winner
Mirai Essay Award
1990
Organization:
Mirai (tanka magazine)
Result:
winner
Kono Aiko Prize
1992
Work:
Unfinished Letter
Organization:
Kono Aiko Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Japan Kajin Club Prize
2014
Work:
Flow
Organization:
Japan Kajin Club
Result:
winner
Tanka Kenkyu (Research) Prize
2021
Work:
Today's Place (20 tanka)
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu (Research) Society
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Japan Tanka Poets Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2014) award
Chōkū Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 53 (2019) nominee
Tanka Research Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 57 (2021) award
Works
Major Works
Spring Melody
1985 TankaAn early collection of tanka focusing on family and everyday scenes rendered with sensitivity.
familyeveryday lifememory
Unfinished Letter
1991 TankaA collection that views family and the past from the perspective of an intimate, letter-like voice. Winner of the Kono Aiko Prize.
lettersfamilythe past
Tomorrow, Again
1994 TankaA collection weaving reflections on daily time and life.
timelifeeveryday
Lonely Gate
1999 TankaA collection including works on solitude, parting, and loss.
solitudelossdeath
Flow
2013 TankaA mature collection that carefully composes the flow of time, memory, and moments of life. Winner of the Japan Kajin Club Prize.
timememorylife
Nostalgia
2007 TankaA collection centered on nostalgia and reflections on the past.
nostalgiamemory
Lake
2007 TankaA collection depicting the inner self through images of nature and water surfaces.
natureinner life
Sentimental Life
2018 TankaA later collection treating sentimentality and subtle nuances of daily life.
sentimentalityeveryday life
Bibliography
- Spring Melody
- Unfinished Letter
- Tomorrow, Again
- Lonely Gate
- Gendai Tanka Library: Collected Works of Yuko Saeki
- Nostalgia
- Lake
- Flow
- Sentimental Life
- The Country Where Shadows Live
- Family Time
- Songs of Life, Songs of Death
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, lyrical tankaa style that carefully描写s everyday details
- Recurring Motifs
- familymemorydeathnature
Legacy
Active in the tanka world for decades, serving as a judge and instructor and contributing to the development of younger poets. Known for poems focused on private scenes and family.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Poets Association
- Japan Writers' Association
- Japan PEN Club
Trivia
- Her paternal grandfather was Kenji Dohihara (土肥原賢二), a general of the Imperial Japanese Army who was executed as a Class-A war criminal.
- She has served as a judge on NHK programs such as "NHK Tanka" and "Tanka de Munekyun."