A debut tanka collection where mythic imagery meets contemporary loneliness. Classical diction and a new sensibility overlap, sharply revealing the solitude of a girl-god and unease around gender.

The solitude of a girl-god rises within elegant classical diction.

A debut tanka collection that writes about life in Hokkaido, fractured family ties, and precarious work in frank language with flashes of humor. Its sharp phrasing and strong rhythm convey the texture of everyday hardship and leave behind a warm afterglow.

Even the strain of life in the north, and its humor, are turned directly into poetry.