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樹雨

Japan Tanka Poets Club Award

樹雨

Takako Hidaka

A tanka collection that catches everyday shadows and passing time with the delicacy of rain falling through trees. Beneath its quiet observations lies a sense of loss and renewal.

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Work Information

樹雨 is a work in which 日高堯子 draws out the time and emotion beneath its subject.

A tanka collection that catches everyday shadows and passing time with the delicacy of rain falling through trees. Beneath its quiet observations lies a sense of loss and renewal. Beyond its place as an award-winning work, it is notable for its subject, voice, and lingering effect.

Review Summaries

  • Readers tend to value the concentrated treatment of its central subject and the density of its language, while some may find its quiet style asks for contextual knowledge.

Book Information

Publisher
北冬舎
Published
2003-11-01
Pages
265 pages
Language
日本語
ISBN-13
9784860730192
ISBN-10
4860730194
Price
2499 JPY
Category
本/文学・評論

Amazon.co.jp: 樹雨 : 日高 尭子: 本

Reviews

  • 群馬県立土田文明文学記念館で、現代女性歌人展があったので予習として拝読。自分の好きな水関係の短歌を引用させてください。

    ひとのいくさのほとりに生きて今朝咲(ひら)くかたびらいろの露のつきくさ 海恋し泡立つ波を追ひかけて浪花東浪見白子犬吠 けむりたつ夏わたつ海積みのぼる卵状雲こそ安房の神なれ 安房は泡あをあをと岩を縁どりて半島となるまでの億年 海境(うなさか)はけむる潮の蒸気よりまぼろしの馬立ち上がるみよ まつくろな海の沖から千頭の馬が駆けくるわれをめがけて

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