Poetry and Thought Newcomer Award
しとしそうしんじんしょう
Open call award for new poets held in the Poetry and Thought magazine
- Established
- 1980
- Organizer
- Doyobi Bijutsusha Publishing Sales
- Category
- Poetry and Contemporary Poetry
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around August
- Announcement Period
- around December
- Status
- Active
Description
Established in 1980. Eligibility: new poets with two or fewer published poetry collections. Selects one poem from works submitted by the deadline and grants the right to free publication of a 96-page A5 hardcover single-volume poetry collection. Publication rights of the winning work belong to Doyobi Bijutsusha Publishing Sales. Continuously held to the present.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Right to free publication of a 96-page A5 hardcover single poetry collection
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Selection | Doyobi Bijutsusha Publishing Sales Poetry and Thought Editorial Committee | — | Published in the December issue |
Official Resources
http://www1.vc-net.ne.jp/~doyobi/Past Winners
Bare Feet is Seiichi Kagawa's poem that received the 33rd Poetry and Thought Newcomer Award. Through images of aligned slippers, dappled light, rain, a riverbank, and a kappa, it portrays a speaker confronting lost promises and a lingering shadow between memory and the present.
A poem in which a landscape of sunlight and rain quietly recalls memories of the past.