Category Archives: Tanka

Short Verse Forms 5 – Tanka

Posted on 25/11/2012 by whrarchives

December 2004 TANKA Introduction by Jane Reichhold Tanka, a Japanese poetry form, is one of the oldest that still enjoys current popularity. First called uta (song), the form was later named waka, and only after one of its dips in … Continue reading →

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Tanka Selection

Posted on 28/03/2012 by whrarchives

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 →

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Ancestral Voices: Masaoka Shiki’s Tanka

Posted on 10/03/2012 by whrarchives

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 →

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The Anglo-Japanese Tanka Society

Posted on 01/09/2011 by whrarchives

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 →

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