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Kadokawa Haiku Prize かどかわはいくしょう

Edition 32 (1986)

HaikuNewcomer AwardOpen submission

Winners

3 people
淵脇護 ふちわき まもる award

A haiku sequence that compresses the atmosphere of volcanic terrain and the roughness of geothermal landscapes into a brief form. The immense force of nature intersects sharply with human experience.

It captures the bodily sensation of standing in volcanic country through compact haiku language.

volcanoeslandscapenature and daily life
駒走鷹志 こまはし たかし award

A haiku work that evokes northern nature and life, especially Hokkaido, through the impression of the color blue. Cool landscapes and time rooted in place overlap throughout the sequence.

It concentrates the blue quiet of northern land within a brief poetic form.

the northcolormemory of place
河村静香 かわむら しずか award

A haiku work set against the sound of the sea and coastal life, with a cadence suggestive of free-verse haiku. Waves, wind, solitude, and everyday sensation are joined in concise language.

The roar of the sea summons solitude and time lying deep within daily life.

seafree-verse haikusolitude