Japan Tanka Poets Club Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2009) award
Keiya Yuzuki
ゆずき けいや
Yuzuki Keiya
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-05-11 （Saitama Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, poet
- Active Years
- 1986-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Tanka-jin Newcomer Prize (38th) | Free | — | Tanka-jin (magazine) | winner |
| 1999 | Tanka-jin Prize (44th) | Heartbeat | — | Tanka-jin (magazine) | winner |
| 2009 | Japan Tanka Club Newcomer Award (15th) | Heartbeat (Noise) | — | Japan Tanka Club | winner |
Tanka-jin Newcomer Prize (38th)
1993
Work:
Free
Organization:
Tanka-jin (magazine)
Result:
winner
Tanka-jin Prize (44th)
1999
Work:
Heartbeat
Organization:
Tanka-jin (magazine)
Result:
winner
Japan Tanka Club Newcomer Award (15th)
2009
Work:
Heartbeat (Noise)
Organization:
Japan Tanka Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Heartbeat (Noise)
2008 tanka collectionA collection compiling works up to 2001. Contains tanka that quietly depict everyday life, memory, and bodily sensations.
everyday lifememorybodily sensation
Bibliography
- Heartbeat (Noise) (Hon'ami Shoten, 2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary tanka; restrained, observational depiction of everyday details
- Recurring Motifs
- heartbeatmemorymoment
Legacy
Recognized in contemporary tanka for delicately expressing everyday details and bodily sensations. Established a steady poetic voice after receiving newcomer awards.
Trivia
- Paused composing tanka from 2001 to 2008.
- First tanka collection 'Heartbeat (Noise)' was published in 2008.