Tanaka Hiroaki Prize たなかひろあきしょう
Edition 15 (2024)
Winners
2 peopleAsakawa 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.
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.