동일본대진재와 단카 -「아사히가단」의 육성의 기록-

Abstract

This paper was written to research the special quality of the Tanka that was published in the Asahi-Kadan of The Asahi Shinbum during six-month period following the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, which occurred on March 11, 2011. In addition, it is also to finds the meaning of the Tanka to Japanese society after an unheard of catastrophe. The massive numbers of Tanka created, compared to any other types of literature following the catastrophe shows that the distinctive features of occasional poems stood out well. The style of poem is appropriate to expresses the hopeless mindset that they had after the catastrophe. This reflects social events as well as personal emotions. The Tanka poems in Asahi-Kadan also show how different groups of people in social statues and ages experienced the event, including the wailing and outrage of all Japanese people. In particular, these poems are valued since they deliver the public’s emotions while social media solely reported the facts. Additionally, it was noticed that reading or writing Tanka in the Tohoku region, which experienced the greatest damage, eased the inhabitant’s mind. Since Manyosyu, Tanka has been nestled as away to express their agony and to share their thoughts, which even lead to heel of their agony. While the Tanka poems in Asahi-Kadan are hardly regarded as great piece of work, it is considered a desperate appeal to the world. Tanka in Hukushima is a milestone that records the life after the catastrophe. It also enables the world to put meaning in their life in the future. In order to record an up to date history and to cherish the meaning of the catastrophe, experts are required to play their roles adequately. This is also a task that modern Tanka faces.