Category Archives: Tanka

Tanka Selection

Posted on 28/03/2012 by

August 2001 WHCshortverses – Tanka Selections WHCshortverses Selections: Tanka Selected by Werner Reichhold gone to seed light-headed dandelions scattered by the four winds as I am today kirsty karkow Maine, USA How well the writer knows to combine a view … Continue reading →

Posted in Tanka, Vol 1-2 August 2001 | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Ancestral Voices: Masaoka Shiki’s Tanka

Posted on 10/03/2012 by

May 2001 WHC Celebrations: “Ancestral Voices” Centenary of the Death of Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)  Ancestral Voices: Masaoka Shiki’s Tanka Pamela Ness Miller Masaoka Shiki, known for his reform of both the haiku and the tanka in early twentieth century Japan, lived … Continue reading →

Posted in Shiki, Tanka, Vol 1-1 May 2001 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Anglo-Japanese Tanka Society

Posted on 01/09/2011 by

Vol 4-1, 2004 WHCpoetrybridge – the Anglo-Japanese Tanka Society by Hisashi Nakamura The Anglo-Japanese Tanka Society After spending years reading Japanese classical tanka written between the 8th century and 1205 I could not keep the beautiful world of tanka within … Continue reading →

Posted in Tanka, Vol 4-1 December 2004 | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment