Japanese Literary Awards

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Kadokawa Tanka Award かどかわたんかしょう

Edition 25 (1979)

TankaNewcomers award

Winners

3 people
Sumi Konno こんの すみ award

午後の章 is a work connected with tanka poetry and criticism by 今野寿美, 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
Ei Akitsu あぎつ えい nominee

風舌 is a work connected with tanka poetry and criticism by 阿木津英, 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
武藤雅治 むとう まさはる nominee

海が膨らむ is a work connected with tanka poetry and criticism by 武藤雅治, 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