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Tanaka Hiroaki Prize たなかひろあきしょう

Edition 15 (2024)

Haiku awardsLiterature awards named after a person

Winners

2 people
浅川芳直 あさかわ よしなお award

Asakawa Yoshinao's first haiku collection draws on the landscape of northeastern Japan and everyday perception, bringing together light, snow, memories of the earthquake, and the texture of a young life. Its 286 poems, written from autumn 2002 to January 2023, combine precise observation with quiet lyricism.

Beyond the night view turning to snow, a snow-covered mountain.

172 pages
Northeastern Japanese landscapeLight and snowMemory of the earthquakeObservation of everyday lifeYouth
南十二国 みなみ じゅうにこく award

Minami Jūnikoku's first haiku collection, gathering poems written between 2007 and 2022. With a bright, unadorned gaze and clear language, it finds fresh surprise in everyday time, seasonal scenes, and nearby living things.

A first collection that records moments of meeting everyday scenes as if for the first time, in clear language.

190 pages
haikuseasonseveryday lifenaturefuture