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Chunichi Poetry Award ちゅうにちししょう

Edition 40 (1992)

Poetry

Winners

3 people
河田忠 かわだ ただし poetry prize

This poetry collection by Tadashi Kawada looks into regions of negativity and silence, seeking the outer edge of what language can reach. Its restrained voice quietly brings out the weight of existence.

沈黙存在
宮沢肇 みやざわ はじめ poetry prize

This poetry collection by Hajime Miyazawa centers on the image of birds while quietly observing life, death, natural things, and changes in consciousness. Clear images and spacious language convey a delicate sense of the world.

92 pages
生と死
大西美千代 おおにし みちよ second prize

This poetry collection by Michiyo Onishi begins from the warmth of a familiar creature and opens toward loneliness and the depth of sensitivity. Nearness in daily life and existential distance resonate in quiet lines.

孤独感受性