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Kadan Award かだんしょう

Edition 29 (2018)

Tanka

Winners

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Megumi Kawano かわの めい award

Mei Kawano's first tanka collection, centered on the sequence Lilith that won the 29th Kadan Award. Using classical diction and fantastical imagery, it sharply sings of femininity, myth, violence, and solitude, leaving a strong mark on contemporary tanka.

Elegant classical diction and blue-toned fantasy bring forth the solitude of a girl-goddess.

168 pages
tankapoetry collectionmythfemininityfantasy