Oite Utao Zenkoku Ban Dai10 Shu (2011) Kokoro Yutaka Ni Utau Fureai Tanka Shu

[Machine Translation] This is a collection of tanka poems written by senior citizens receiving care and support, their families, facility staff, volunteers, and students studying nursing care, all of whom have entrusted their thoughts and feelings to this project. Entries are sent from Japan and abroad to the Miyazaki Prefectural Council of Social Welfare, the organizer of the project. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the collection. The Manyoshu for the Elderly is being sent from Miyazaki to the rest of Japan and overseas. The poems are rich in heart and high in spirit, and at times sad and poignant. This year, too, the 31-character theater of life has opened.

介護や支援を受ける高齢者、その家族、施設職員、ボランティアの人々、介護の勉強をする学生たちが、それぞれの思いを託した短歌を募集・収集した歌集です。応募作品は、企画元である社会福祉法人宮崎県社会福祉協議会へ国内外から送られてきます。歌集は今年で記念すべき10冊目を教えました。宮崎から全国、そして海外へ発信する高齢者万葉集。心豊かに高らかに、そして時に切なく、悲しくもある歌たち。今年も31文字の人生劇場が幕を開けました。