Japanese Literary Awards

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Kadokawa Tanka Award かどかわたんかしょう

Edition 24 (1978)

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Winners

3 people
新川克之 しんかわ かつゆき award

熱情ソナタ is a work connected with tanka poetry and criticism by 新川克之, placing personal feeling and the texture of time within a taut poetic language. Its award record points to attention given to the way it links daily life, memory, and reflection through poetic form.

Lyric feeling and critical awareness meet, revealing layers of time behind brief language.

tankalyricismmemorylanguage
大崎瀬都 おおさき せと award

望郷 is a work connected with tanka poetry and criticism by 大崎瀬都, placing personal feeling and the texture of time within a taut poetic language. Its award record points to attention given to the way it links daily life, memory, and reflection through poetic form.

Lyric feeling and critical awareness meet, revealing layers of time behind brief language.

tankalyricismmemorylanguage
Harumi Ikeda いけだ はるみ nominee

柵内の豹 is a work connected with tanka poetry and criticism by 池田はるみ, placing personal feeling and the texture of time within a taut poetic language. Its award record points to attention given to the way it links daily life, memory, and reflection through poetic form.

Lyric feeling and critical awareness meet, revealing layers of time behind brief language.

tankalyricismmemorylanguage