Hokuto Prize ほくとしょう
Edition 13 (2022)
HaikuOpen call newcomer award
Winners
1 peopleA sequence of 150 haiku, "Oboete, Wasureru" (Remembering, Forgetting), which won the 13th Hokuto Prize. It sharply captures everyday sensations and bodily memory, tracing unease and hope in social life through breath and seasonal presence.
In the speed of forgetting, the light spring snow dries.
164 pages
Memory and forgettingBodily sensationSeasonal presenceResistance to social pressures