Mizu no Ue Made is a tanka collection by Noriko Takahashi, centered on the work that received the thirty-fifth Kadokawa Tanka Prize. Through gazes toward the water's surface and details of everyday life, it captures moments when emotion quietly trembles.

Tanka shaped by the presence of water quietly bring the movement of everyday emotion to the surface.

Chikyu o Keru is a tanka work by Mizue Kuramoto recorded as a runner-up for the Kadokawa Tanka Prize. As the physical force of the title suggests, it conveys the momentum of a young speaker through the sensation of kicking out toward the world from the soles of the feet.

A tanka work that connects bodily momentum with the expanse of the world.

Gin'iro no Baiku is an early tanka work by Akiyoshi Tanaka, recorded as a Kadokawa Tanka Prize candidate. Taking the speed implied by the title's vehicle as a cue, the work can be read through the overlapping moods of movement, the city, and youth.

The speed of a silver motorcycle suggests movement and release in a young mind.

Komorebi no Muko ni is an early tanka work by Mikako Umenouchi, recorded as a Kadokawa Tanka Prize candidate. Through the image of sunlight filtering through leaves, it suggests delicate attention to flickering light, memory, and the contours of young emotion.

The pale light filtering through leaves leads the reader toward the far side of memory and feeling.