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Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Award やまもとけんきちぶんがくしょう

Edition 9 (2009)

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Winners

4 people
Ito Michiaki いとう みちあき haiku category

荒神 is a work by 伊藤通明. It approaches its subject through haiku, place, and its award recognition reflects the force and focus of its language.

荒神 condenses its central concerns into a compact, memorable literary form.

243 pages
haikuplacefixed form
Shuzo Shimada しまだ しゅうぞう tanka category

東洋の秋 is a work by 島田修三. It approaches its subject through tanka, seasons, and its award recognition reflects the force and focus of its language.

東洋の秋 condenses its central concerns into a compact, memorable literary form.

257 pages
tankaseasonsmemory
Hiroya Takagai たかがい ひろや poetry category

子葉声韻 is a work by 高貝弘也. It approaches its subject through contemporary poetry, voice, and its award recognition reflects the force and focus of its language.

子葉声韻 condenses its central concerns into a compact, memorable literary form.

contemporary poetryvoiceemergence
中村雅樹 なかむら まさき criticism category

俳人 宇佐美魚目 is a work by 中村雅樹. It approaches its subject through haiku criticism, author study, and its award recognition reflects the force and focus of its language.

俳人 宇佐美魚目 condenses its central concerns into a compact, memorable literary form.

227 pages
haiku criticismauthor studyUsami Gyomoku