Japan Poetry Tanka Haiku Association Prize にほんしかくきょうかいしょう
Edition 16 (2020)
Winners
4 peopleA poem that quietly gathers the traces of everyday life.
Behind the shut storm shutter, the breath of daily life softly emerges.
A tanka work that quietly captures the unease and hope contained in the instant of sprouting.
The outline of the heart overlaps with the signs of budding.
An essay that traces the fatigue and recovery of everyday life through the back-and-forth of charging and discharging.
It looks at the charge of the heart as it fills and drains.
A criticism piece that reconsiders the role of literary associations in the Reiwa era and the meaning of a shared place for poetry.
What does a literary association carry as a place that supports works?