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The Prize
Is Honor
BY EVELYN BOOTH MOORE


"A writes Japanese, and yet three
times she has been one of the winners
in the great national poetry contests
of Japan
All three OF her japanese poems
were written in English. For compe-
titlon she hao Japanese from all walks
of life.
Few Americans have ever competed
in these annual contests. The first
was the wife of an American diplomat
who went TO Tokyo soon after 1895,
when Commodore Perry opened Japan
to international trade
Mrs. Bradshaw was the first mem
Der of the American occupation group
to enter and the first foreigner TO
win three times
The first time was in 1850 AT that
time, there were lO,5O6 entries, Sc of
which were in Braille, 81 from Jap
anese overseas, and two from nom
japanese
Mrs. Bradshaw'S other wins were III
1851, when there were 1900 contes-
tantS, and 1856. when there were 1880
Unlike American contests that at
tract national attention. there are no
prizes, no automobiles or refrigerators,
no fabulous sums of money. and moth
ing TO advertise but the japanese love
of poetry.
What these contests lack in prizes
they make up in tradition, for they
are over 900 years old. They began
soon after 946, when the poetry-lov-
ting Emperor Murakami assembled the
throne. He was the first Emperor TO
announce a New Years theme ano
invite his subjects to write poems for
a contest The Emperor has chosen
the subject ever since. and announces
it a year in advance. A carefully
selected committee acts as judges.
AS the contest deadline draws near,
excitement runs as high as 1t does on
this side of the Pacific when Jockey
answers the s64 900 question in art
or a challenger vles with Marines
knowledge of cooking.
At stake in the japanese contests
is the honor of having ones poem
placed" before the Emperor. This
means that with all the pomp and
circumstance of the old court life OF
Japan, the best of the poems will be
read to the Emperor at the Imperial
Poetry Party.
This party always takes place in the
Imperial Palace. climaxing the New
Year celebration. which may last until
late in January New Years in Japan,
like Easter in this country varies with
the moor.
The entire royal household Is pres
ent with invited friends. leading poets
and intellectual This latter group
includes the Education Minister, the
State Minister, anc members Of the
Academy of Arts.
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Times telephoned her the good news
in advance of publication. japanese
newspapers publish the winners.
Mrs Bradshaw came back home
soon after this. and her other win
ming poems were mailed from Wash
ington. She lives at Scott Circle
member of the Poetry Society of
America, Mrs. Bradshaw became in
tereSted in Japanese verse forms be-
fore she went to Japan. In Tokyo
she read all poetry textbooks avail
able in English, including those at
the Society of International Cultural
Relations. the intellectual retreat of
the Emperors brother. Prince Taxa
matSu.
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The Emperor and Empress sit at
small tables covered with deliberately
embroidered silk. The guests are
seated in front of them on small chairs
inlaid with mother-of-pearl
Each member of the royal household
writes an original poem, which is read
but not entered in the competition.
The Emperor's poem is saved until last
and is repeated five times. The EN-
press rates three readings. Poems of
the contestants are read once
When Mrs. Bradshaw won in 1850,
she was living in Japan. where her
husband, Claude o. Bradshaw. had
been sent to assist in the reorganiZa-
ton of the railroads The Nippon
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There she worked on her first win
ming poem and, at the inSiStence OF
her japanese friends, entered it-with
many miSgivingS- the contest. The
Emperor had chosen as the subject
Green Grass" The poem follows:
on. that you might see.
On quiet nloOnlit night.
White blossoms fallen
A cleaning pearl Gdorrtng
Each up-thrust green grass finger.
Mrs. BradShaw'S poem, like all en-
tries in the contests, was written in
the traditional "tanka" form 1t con-
siSts of 81 SyllableS arranged in lines,
5 syllables in the first line, in the
second, s. in the third, and in the
last two. Rhyming is unimportant in
4 tanka. which has been best de-
Scribed as a condensed sonnet.
japanese poems are usually short
and deceptively simple. In few bold
strokes. they paint picture or express
a mood or deep bit of philosophy
The Japanese use few flowers to
achieve beautiful flower arrange
mentS: they use few words to write
beautiful poems.
Poetry has always been considered
a high cultural attainment in Japan.
These contests have kept the interest
alive. When they began, only royalty
entered. since only royalty could read
and write. At the last Imperial Poetry
Party, the poem of day laborer was
read
The current contest closed last
month The subject chosen by the
Emperor was "Tomoshibi." meaning
Light
At times, Japanese poems, with the
inScrutability of the Orient. leave q
doubt as to their meaning There car
be no doubt. however, that the Jap
anese are pleased with Mrs. Brad
shaw's interest in this phase of their
cultural llfe
AND So for her, there has been a
prize-the satisfaction OF knowing
that she has contributed her biz to
good international relations
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-11-22
MRS. FRASER SPEAKER FOR
ROANOKE I'D. GARDEN CLUB

The Roanoke Island Garden Club,
meeting at the home of Mrs. A. C.
Thompson for its November pro-
gram heard reports of the visit of
Miss Louise Ballard, of Lake
Junaluska, president of the North
Carolina Garden Club, and Miss
Ray Ballard, secretary of the State
Club. The reports stated that the
Elizabethan Garden was visited
and its immediate needs anaylzed.
Also that this group met in an
interview with A. @. Bell at Roa-
noke Island Gardens concerning the
approaching plans for further
planting and for the installation of
a water system.
Plans were made for the local
club to go to the Elizabethan Gar
den on Saturday, November %, and
clean up broken tree limbs and
other trash accumulated in the
garden area.
The program feature of the day
was a talk by Mrs. NJ. r. FRASER
of "The Sportsman, Mays Head
on flower arrangements of native
plants, but gave informative COM
ments on Oriental influence in
flower arrangements in general
The ancient theory of Japanese
symbolic arrangements was ex.
planned and illustrated. Mrs. Frai.
ser suggested constant practice in
flower arrangements for all sea.
sons, told of various means of dry.
Ing flowers, of ways of cutting
and preserving fresh flowers. She
also made helpful suggestions fol
working toward the spring flower
show, and spoke freely from per.
sonal experience through he,
years of active service in her gar.
den club in Norfolk, Va.
During the social hour, Mrs
Thompson with her joint hostesses
Mrs. Fred Basnight and Mrs. Isa
belle Warren served refreshments
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BIRTHS

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Will
lis of Wanchese a daughter, Janice
Noel, on November Is in Memorial
Clinic, Manteo. Weight seven
pounds, 41a ounces.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Midget of Manteo a son, Charles,
Jr., weight seven pounds, three
ounces, on November 16 in Memo
rial Clinic, Manteo.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ
Williams, Jr., a daughter, Susanna
Lynn, weight five pounds, So
ounces, on November 8 in Memoir
ial Clinic, Manteo.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac p.
Davis, Jr., of Murfreesboro, a
daughter, weight eight pounds, five
ounces, on November 16 in Roa-
noke- Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mrs. Davis is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Marcus Midget of Man.
teo. Mr.. Davis is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. /. P. Davis of Murfrees-
boro, formerly of Manteo.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Alton
Dunbar of Elizabeth City a daugh-
ter, Shirley Gwen, weight seven
pounds, 81z ounces, on November
IA in the Albemarle Hospital. Mrs.
Dunbar is the daughter of Walter
Harris of Manteo.